
Project:
Optimisation of a Disposable Design for Cleaning Laparoscope Lenses
Location
UK
Client
Cipher Surgical Ltd
Expertise
CFD
Keywords
laparoscope lens cleaning, surgical device, endoscopic lens clarity
Laparoscopic surgery requires continuously clear vision throughout a procedure. Cipher Surgical has designed a unique device that will clear a laparoscope lens of all fogging, soiling and fluid with- out removing the scope from the patient for cleaning. The device is a single use disposable sheath and tube set that attaches to the laparoscope. The Disposable is connected to the OpClear® Control Unit that directs carbon dioxide (CO2) and saline into the sheath and across the tip of the laparoscope. Our team has conducted several computational simulations and have validated their results using different experimental methods with an aim of improving the performance of the disposable and design new types of disposable to fit on a wide range of laparoscopes. The simulations in this project required meticulous assessment of the saline and CO2 with accurate boundary conditions. Different image processing techniques used to provide a validation tool for the computational simulations.


