Instrument cleaning systems and methods
AssigneeKnight, LLC
InventorSven Schmode
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Abstract
An automated medical instrument cleaning system is particularly adapted to provide a complete application of wet/dry detergent foam to medical instruments in a point of use cleaning operation for instrument reprocessing, in a consistent and fully adjustable manner. The system comprises a microprocessor, a user interface, and an adjustable wand for the application of foam that covers surface and internal lumens of the instruments to be cleaned, using wand applicators, to quickly and easily coat all external and internal instrument surfaces with detergent foam before the bio burden has a chance to harden.
Claims13
A system for cleaning medical instruments, comprising:
- a housing having an interior volume and a door which may be open or closed for controlling access to the interior volume;
- a panel disposed on the door;
- a user interface, comprising user-activated keys and a display screen, disposed on the panel;
- a controller disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the user interface;
- a chemical inflow line adapted to receive chemicals into the system from a chemical reservoir;
- a pump disposed in the housing which is adapted to pump chemicals through the chemical inflow line from the chemical reservoir;
- an air compressor disposed in the housing:
- an air tank disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the air compressor for storing a supply of compressed air;
- a chemical outlet line extending from the pump;
- a compressed air outlet line extending from the air tank;
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- a wand adapted to dispense generated detergent foam, the wand comprising an outlet nozzle, a mixing chamber, a chemical inlet line fluidly connected to the chemical outlet line, and a compressed air inlet line fluidly connected to the compressed air outlet line, the outlet nozzle being fluidly connected to the mixing chamber;
- wherein the controller adjusts flow rates of the chemical and the compressed air flowing into the mixing chamber to create a generated detergent foam having desired characteristics for specified applications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.