Apparatus and method for cleaning a medical device
AssigneeSaban Ventures Pty Limited
InventorsGilbert T. ALEMANA, Mathias BERG-JOHANSEN, Gavin Spargo, Panagiotis THRASOU, Madeleine Jane CLEGG, David Anthony PIDCOCK, Mark Lewis HOLLOWAY, Forougg KHANDAN, Mohsen NABIPOOR, Alexander GALKIN
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Abstract
Described herein is a cleaning apparatus for a medical device having one or more internal channels. Further described is a method for cleaning the medical device using the cleaning apparatus.
Claims21
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A method, comprising:
- flowing silica nanoparticles from a supply into one or more internal channels of an endoscope;
- and
- flowing the silica nanoparticles through the one or more internal channels of the endoscope to remove contaminants within the one or more internal channels.
A system for cleaning a medical device having one or more internal channels, said system including:
- a unit housing a nanoparticle solution;
- and
- a cleaning apparatus fluidly connectable to the unit and to the one or more internal channels, wherein the cleaning apparatus is configured to flow the nanoparticle solution through each of the one or more internal channels at a controlled flow rate thereby removing contaminants from the one or more internal channels.
A method of cleaning one or more internal channels of a medical device using a cleaning apparatus and a supply of nanoparticle solution, the cleaning apparatus being fluidly connectable to the one or more internal channels, the method including steps of:
- (i) flowing the nanoparticle solution through each of the one or more internal channels at a controlled flow rate to remove contaminants;
- and
- (ii) rinsing each of the one or more internal channels with a flushing liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.