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US 10,239,188 B2Granted
Method of cleaning and sanitizing medical instruments and accessories and apparatus therefor
AssigneeBicar Jet S.R.L.
InventorAlessandro Paolo Sommacal
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Abstract
A method of cleaning and sanitizing surgical tools or surgical instruments and accessories in general, and a device configured to implement the method. The method includes the use of a an abrasive cleaning material, which is emitted under pressure and at high speed to abrade and remove substances that adhere to the surfaces of the instruments and accessories, and the pressure of which can be regulated according to the type of surface to be cleaned.
Claims12
A method of cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments or accessories, comprising:
- providing an abrasive cleaning material;
- and
- emitting the abrasive cleaning material under ejection pressure and at a predetermined speed against the medical instruments or accessories, thereby achieving a mechanical cleaning by abrading and removing adhered substances from surfaces of the medical instruments or accessories, wherein the abrasive cleaning material comprises a saline compound, and wherein the saline compound is ejected as a supersaturated solution;
- regulating the ejection pressure of the abrasive cleaning material;
- and
- rinsing the medical instruments or accessories in non-heated water.
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