Medical Cleaning Device For Cleaning Interior Surfaces of Hollow Shafts
AssigneeKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAndreas Efinger, Horst Weiss
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Abstract
A medical cleaning device is used to clean interior surfaces of hollow shafts of medical instruments. The device has a closed body which can be inserted into the hollow shaft of the medical instrument to be cleaned, an outer diameter of the body being smaller than a clear inner diameter of the hollow shaft such that an inner lumen remains which is reduced compared to the inner lumen of the hollow shaft. The body has a connection starting from one end, a cleaning liquid can be guided into the reduced inner lumen when the body is inserted in the hollow shaft. Furthermore, provision is made for a support by means of which the body can be supported on the medical instrument.
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A medical cleaning device for cleaning an interior surface of a hollow shaft of a medical instrument, comprising
- a closed body which can be inserted into said hollow shaft of said medical instrument,
- an outer diameter of said closed body being smaller than a clear inner diameter of said hollow shaft such that an inner lumen remains between an inner surface of said hollow shaft and an outer surface of said closed body, said inner lumen being reduced compared to a free inner lumen of said hollow shaft,
- said closed body having a connection via which a cleaning liquid can be guided into said inner lumen when said closed body is inserted in said hollow shaft, said cleaning liquid being guided into said reduced inner lumen from one end thereof, and
- a support for supporting said closed body on said medical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.