Patents Assigned to Bayou Surgical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12150625
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for cleaning scopes using a camera port (e.g. trocar) which has been modified to include a cleaning system. A trocar is a device designed to allow surgical instruments and tools to be quickly and easily inserted into a body cavity without contacting the surrounding tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Bayou Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajitha Aluru, William Cohn, Jorge Salazar, Scott Sloss, Abdul Umaru
  • Publication number: 20240293018
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for cleaning an endoscope during a procedure, are disclosed. One method comprises utilizing a trocar comprising a main body defining a cavity for receiving an endoscope, a wash orifice disposed in the main body and configured allow a flow of wash solution into the cavity, and a gas orifice disposed between the distal end of the main body and the wash orifice, the gas orifice configured allow a flow of gas into the cavity, the method comprising: washing the endoscope; drying the endoscope; and managing residual fluids on the endoscope or in the cavity, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Bayou Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajitha ALURU, William COHN, Jorge SALAZAR, Scott SLOSS, Abdul UMARU
  • Publication number: 20230414085
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for cleaning scopes using a camera port (e.g. trocar) which has been modified to include a cleaning system. A trocar is a device designed to allow surgical instruments and tools to be quickly and easily inserted into a body cavity without contacting the surrounding tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Bayou Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajitha ALURU, William COHN, Jorge SALAZAR, Scott SLOSS, Abdul UMARU
  • Patent number: 11805968
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for cleaning an endoscope during a procedure, are disclosed. One method comprises utilizing a trocar comprising a main body defining a cavity for receiving an endoscope, a wash orifice disposed in the main body and configured allow a flow of wash solution into the cavity, and a gas orifice disposed between the distal end of the main body and the wash orifice, the gas orifice configured allow a flow of gas into the cavity, the method comprising: washing the endoscope; drying the endoscope; and managing residual fluids on the endoscope or in the cavity, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Bayou Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajitha Aluru, William Cohn, Jorge Salazar, Scott Sloss, Abdul Umaru
  • Patent number: 11583176
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to methods and systems for cleaning scopes using a camera port (e.g. trocar) which has been modified to include a cleaning system. A trocar is a device designed to allow surgical instruments and tools to be quickly and easily inserted into a body cavity without contacting the surrounding tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bayou Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajitha Aluru, William Cohn, Jorge Salazar, Scott Sloss, Abdul Umaru