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EP-4734817-A1 - ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINET

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Abstract

A drying cabinet (e.g., an endoscope drying cabinet) may include a housing. A drying cabinet may include a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel arranged to slide laterally in and out of the housing. A drying cabinet may include a plurality of endoscope supports arranged on the vertical panel to secure an endoscope on a first side of the vertical panel. A drying cabinet may include a connector to fluidly couple the endoscope to an air distribution system, the connector aligned with the vertical panel.

Inventors

  • ALFANO, Denis
  • ALFANO, Luigi
  • GAMBUZZA, Salvatore
  • RUFFINO, Massimo
  • SPENCER, GARY
  • MILLIFF, BRIAN T.

Assignees

  • Cantel Medical (Italy) S.r.l.

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20240527

Claims (20)

  1. 1. An endoscope drying cabinet comprising: a housing; a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel arranged to slide laterally in and out of the housing; a plurality of endoscope supports arranged on the vertical panel to secure an endoscope on a first side of the vertical panel; and a connector to fluidly couple the endoscope to an air distribution system, the connector mounted on the vertical panel.
  2. 2. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the vertical panel comprises a plurality of horizontal slots in which the plurality of endoscope supports are mounted.
  3. 3. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the vertical panel comprises a plurality of holes in which the plurality of endoscope supports are mounted.
  4. 4. The cabinet of claim 3, wherein the plurality of holes are drilled into the vertical panel, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports are changeable within the plurality of holes.
  5. 5. The cabinet of claim 3, wherein the plurality of holes comprises one or more horizontal rows.
  6. 6. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports comprise knobs.
  7. 7. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of endoscope supports are releasable from the vertical panel.
  8. 8. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports are positionable on the first side of the vertical panel.
  9. 9. The cabinet of claim 8, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports are positionable on a second side of the vertical panel opposite the first side of the vertical panel.
  10. 10. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports comprise a pattern which, when an endoscope is wound thereabout, arrange an insertion tube of the endoscope with one or more bends.
  11. 11. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of endoscope supports enable a winding of an insertion tube of the endoscope along a surface of the vertical panel for a total height less than that of the insertion tube of endoscope itself.
  12. 12. The cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the vertical panel has a height shorter than a length of an insertion tube of the endoscope.
  13. 13. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports are user- adjustable.
  14. 14. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the plurality of endoscope supports comprise triangle-shaped supports.
  15. 15. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of endoscope supports comprises a slot in which a tube of the endoscope can rest.
  16. 16. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein the tube of the endoscope comprises an insertion tube or a universal cord.
  17. 17. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein the slot comprises a V-shaped cross section.
  18. 18. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein the slot comprises an angled surface.
  19. 19. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein when an endoscope is resting in the slot, airflow is allowable through the endoscope.
  20. 20. The cabinet of claim 15, wherein when an endoscope is resting in the slot, the endoscope is uncrimped.

Description

ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINET CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 63/511,038, filed on June 29, 2023, entitled “ENDOSCOPE DRYING CABINET,” which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] Endoscopes, after use in a medical procedure, are cleaned and dried. Manual cleaning and Automated endoscope reprocessing (AER) procedures are often used to clean and sterilize endoscopes after use in medical procedures. Once reprocessed, additional moisture may be present on external surfaces of endoscopes, and inside channels of endoscopes. To dry this moisture and to keep the endoscope in a clean condition, endoscope drying cabinets are used. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE [0003] One aspect described herein relates to an endoscope drying cabinet including: a housing; a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel arranged to slide laterally in and out of the housing; a plurality of endoscope supports arranged on the vertical panel to secure an endoscope on a first side of the vertical panel; and a connector to fluidly couple the endoscope to an air distribution system, the connector aligned with the vertical panel. [0004] Another aspect described herein relates to an endoscope drying cabinet including: a housing; a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel configured to slide laterally in and out of the housing; an endoscope hanger positioned on the vertical panel to hang an endoscope thereon; and a connector mounted on the vertical panel, the connector for fluidly coupling the endoscope to an air distribution system. [0005] Another aspect described herein relates to an endoscope drying cabinet including: a housing; a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel configured to slid laterally in and out of the housing; a connector on the vertical panel, the connector for fluidly coupling the endoscope to an air distribution system; and an air distribution system fluidly coupled through the connector, wherein the air distribution system is configured to provide air to the endoscope in a vertically downwards direction. [0006] Another aspect described herein relates to an endoscope drying cabinet including: a housing having a top panel and a bottom panel; a vertical panel within the housing, the vertical panel configured to slide laterally in and out of the housing; a connector aligned with the vertical panel, the connector for fluidly coupling the endoscope to an air distribution system; an air distribution system fluidly coupled through the connector, wherein the air distribution system is configured to provide air to the endoscope in a vertically downwards direction; and a drip pan beneath the bottom panel of the housing. [0007] Another aspect described herein relates to a method of drying an endoscope, including: hanging the endoscope on a hanger mounted on a vertical panel in an endoscope drying cabinet; winding the endoscope around a plurality of endoscope supports mounted on the vertical panel; and connecting the endoscope to an air distribution system. [0008] Another aspect described herein relates to a user interface device for use with an endoscope drying cabinet, including: a display screen; memory configured to store information associated with a plurality of endoscopes; and processing circuitry configured to present an interactive graphical user interface via the display screen, the processing circuitry configured to: provide a detailed view in the interactive graphical user interface to present a sortable listing of the information associated with the plurality of endoscopes, wherein the information includes: a position in the drying cabinet of a respective endoscope; a type of the respective endoscope; and a status of the respective endoscope; identify user interaction with the detailed view to change the sortable listing of the information; and in response to the user interaction to change the sortable listing of the information, update the detailed view to present a modified version of the sortable listing of the information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numerals may describe similar components in different views. Like numerals having different letter suffixes may represent different instances of similar components. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, but not by way of limitation, various embodiments discussed in the present document. [0010] FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a drying cabinet in an example. [0011] FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective cut-away view of a drying cabinet in an example. [0012] FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a drying cabinet with endoscope slides in an example. [0013] FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a drying cabinet with endoscope slides in an example. [0014] FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic representation of a drying cabinet slide in an example. [