SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220104697A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17550718

    申请日:2021-12-14

    Abstract: A method comprises, based on a position of a medical instrument within a patient anatomy, determining, by a control system, whether an obstruction is on a surface of a lens of the medical instrument. The method further comprises, based on a determination that the obstruction is on the surface of the lens, instructing, by the control system, a valve control mechanism to open a valve to release a flow of pressurized fluid through a nozzle of the medical instrument and over the surface of the lens. The valve is configured to control provision of the pressurized fluid.

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