Methods and systems for providing plasma treatments to optical surfaces

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PATENT NO 12262877
APP PUB NO 20240138664A1
SERIAL NO

18405934

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A device for inhibiting condensation distortion on an optical element of a medical instrument configured for insertion into a body cavity is provided. The device may include a housing; a cavity within the housing, the cavity being sized to removably retain at least a portion of the medical instrument therein, wherein the portion includes the optical element; a plasma activation zone within the cavity and arranged such that when the at least a portion of the medical instrument is retained within the cavity, the optical element is located within the plasma activation zone; a plasma generator configured to be activated to cause formation of a plasma cloud in the plasma activation zone in a vicinity of the optical element; and a controller configured to activate the plasma generator for a time period sufficient to cause the optical element to become hydrophilic prior to insertion into the body cavity.

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PLASMATICA LTD6099100 MOSHAV BNEI ATAROT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lam, Amnon Kibutz Givat Oz, IL 25 154
Sagiv, Adam Moshav Bnei Atarot, IL 12 41

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