Disposable cleaning system & method for reusable endoscopic systems

A disposable cleaning system for a medical device, comprising:

• a pouch having an interior surface defining a cavity;
• an agitator disposed within the cavity of the pouch, the agitator having an interior surface defining a channel along a length thereof, an exterior surface and the interior surface of the agitator defining an aperture in open communication with the channel, where the aperture is configured to slidably receive a portion of a medical device therethrough and permit the medical device to be advanced within the channel to disinfect the portion of the medical device disposed within the channel;
• and
• a controller operably coupled to a portion of the agitator, the controller comprising:
• a drive circuit;
• an electrical switch in electrical communication with the drive circuit;
• and
• a status light in electrical communication with the drive circuit.

A method for cleaning a medical device, comprising:

• breaking a seal of a pouch having an inner surface defining a cavity;
• advancing a distal end portion of a medical device through an aperture defined in an agitator, the agitator disposed within the cavity of the pouch;
• further advancing the medical device through the aperture and into a channel defined by an inner surface of the agitator;
• agitating the medical device within the channel to clean the medical device;
• and
• retracting the medical device from the channel and aperture of the agitator.