DEVICES FOR INTRA-ABDOMINAL CLEANING OF ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES, SUCTION AND IRRIGATION

摘要

Methods and devices are provided for providing suction and/or irrigation to locations within a body cavity In general, the methods and devices can allow instruments within a body cavity to be cleaned during a surgical procedure without having to remove the instruments from the body cavity In one embodiment, an end effector (10) is provided that includes an elongate body (12)having a cleaning base (40) formed thereon. The end effector can be configured as a modular element configured to be removably and replaceably attachable to a distal end of an elongate shaft (70) while being inside a cavity of a patients body. The cleaning base can have one or more ports (44) formed through a surface thereof. The cleaning base can be configured to provide suction and/or irrigation through the one or more ports to clean a face of a surgical instrument (150) seated in the cleaning base or in close proximity to the cleaning base.