Cannulated Instrument Flushing and Cleaning Instrument

An apparatus 10 for cleaning cannulated surgical tools comprising:

• g. a hollow body 20 having a first end, said first end having lavage fluid holes 22 and a second end;
• h. a brush adaptor 40, said brush adaptor 40 being removably affixable to said first end of said hollow body 20;
• i. an inlet adaptor 80, said inlet adaptor 80 being removably affixable to said second end of said hollow body 20;
• j. a lavage fluid connection tube 50, said lavage fluid connection tube 50 having a first end in liquid communication with said first end of said hollow body 20 at said brush adaptor 40 and a second end in liquid communication with said hollow body 20 at said inlet adaptor 80;
• k. an inner lavage fluid tube 60, having an inner channel 64, said inner lavage fluid tube 60 extending within said hollow body 20 and having a distal end in liquid communication through said inner channel with said hollow body 20 and a proximal end in liquid communication through said inner channel with said inlet adaptor 80;

An apparatus for cleaning cannulated surgical tools 15 comprising:

• a. a hollow body 20 having
• i. a first end, said first end having lavage fluid holes 22;
• and
• ii. a second end;
• b. a brush adaptor 40, said brush adaptor 40 being removably affixed to said first end of said hollow body 20 and having:
• i. central cavity 41 to receive said first end of said hollow body 20;
• ii. a lavage fluid chamber 43 to receive lavage fluid holes 22;
• iii. a disk cavity 42;
• iv. a disk brush 30 having bristles dimensioned to fit within said disk cavity 42;
• v. an adaptor cover 35 to maintain said disc brush 30 within said disk cavity 42;
• vi. a lavage fluid chamber inlet 44 in liquid communication with said lavage fluid chamber 43 and said lavage fluid connection tube 50;
• c. an inlet adaptor 80, said inlet adaptor 80 having a body 82 with a first surface 81 and a second surface and having:
• i. a body hub 83 extending from said first surface 81 and being dimensioned to receive said hollow body 20, said body hub 83 comprising:
• 1. a lavage fluid tube hub 84, extending from said first surface 81 and dimensioned to receive an inner lavage fluid tube 60 and being within liquid communication with said inner lavage fluid tube 60 through a lavage fluid orifice 85;
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• 2. lavage fluid fluid openings 86 in fluid communication with said hollow body 20 to enable lavage fluid drainage;
• ii. a lavage fluid hub 90, said lavage fluid hub 90 extending from said second surface of said body hub 83 and being in liquid communication with said tube hub 84 through lavage fluid inlet channel 92;
• iii. a lavage fluid hub 89, said lavage fluid hub 89 containing a lavage fluid channel 91 in liquid communication with said hollow body 20 and a lavage fluid chamber 94;
• iv. a lavage fluid inlet channel 92 in liquid communication with said lavage fluid tube hub 84;
• v. an upper connecting lavage fluid orifice 87, said upper connecting lavage fluid orifice 87 permitting liquid communication between said lavage fluid connection tube 50 and said lavage fluid inlet channel 92 and radial lavage fluid inlet channel 92′;
• d. a lavage fluid connection tube 50, said lavage fluid connection tube 50 having a first end in liquid communication with said first end of said hollow body 20 at said brush adaptor 40 and a second end in liquid communication with said hollow body 20 through said upper connecting lavage fluid orifice 87;
• e. an inner lavage fluid tube 60, said inner lavage fluid tube 60 extending within said hollow body 20 and having
• i. a distal end 61 in liquid communication through said inner chant 64 with said hollow body 20;
• ii. a proximal end 63 in liquid communication through said inner channel 64 with said interior of said inlet adaptor 80;
• iii. a tube brush 70 at said distal end 61;
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• iv. multiple inner spray openings 62 at said distal end 61.

A method for cleaning cannulated tools using a cleaning apparatus having a hollow body 20 with lavage fluid holes 22 at a first end, a brush adaptor 40 affixed at said first end of said hollow body 20, an inlet adaptor 80 at a second end of said hollow body 20, and an exterior lavage fluid tube 50 having a first end in liquid communication with said hollow body 20 through said brush adaptor 40 and a second end in liquid communication with said hollow body 20 through said inlet adaptor comprising the steps of:

• a. attaching a distal end of a lavage fluid tube from a lavage fluid source to a lavage fluid hub 90 on said inlet adaptor 80;
• b. attaching a distal end of a lavage fluid fluid tube to a lavage fluid hub 91 on said inlet adaptor 80;
• c. attaching a proximal end of an inner lavage fluid tube to said lavage fluid hub 90;
• d. attaching a disk brush 30 having bristles to said brush adaptor 40 opposite said hollow body 20;
• e. attaching a brush 70 to a distal end of said inner lavage fluid tube;
• f. inserting a cannulated tool to be cleaned through said disk brush 30;
• g. inserting said surgical tool over said brush 70;
• h. causing lavage fluid from said lavage fluid source to enter said lavage fluid hub 90 and enter an inlet channel 92 and into said inner lavage fluid tube;
• i. causing lavage fluid from said inner lavage fluid tube 60 to exit holes 62 and spraying an interior surface of said cannulated tool;
• j. causing lavage fluid to flow to enter said lavage fluid hub 90 and enter a radial lavage fluid inlet channel 92 and flow along a lavage fluid connecting tube 50;
• k. causing lavage fluid to enter said brush adaptor 40 from said lavage fluid connecting tube 50 and exit holes within said brush adaptor 40;
• l. spraying lavage fluid from said holes within said brush adaptor 40 on an exterior of said cannulated tool;
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• m. draining lavage fluid from said hollow body through said lavage fluid hub 91.