Apparatus for cleaning of sharp medical and dental instruments

An apparatus for cleaning sharp, slender instruments comprising:

• a first housing component made from a material which is non-porous, said first housing component having a first depression therein defined by side walls and a first bottom surface;
• a second housing component made from a material which is pliable, resiliently flexible and non-porous matingly and fluid-tight connectable to said first housing component, said second housing component having a second depression therein, said second depression defined by second housing side walls and a second bottom surface;
• means for matingly connecting said first and second housing components at perimeters of each said first and second housing components, said first housing component and said second housing component, when matingly connected, forming thereby a substantially fluid-tight chamber having walls defined by each said first and second depressions;
• brush element configured within at least one of said bottom surfaces;
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• a guiding entrance aperture formed in one of said side walls of said second depression whereby said instrument is guided into said chamber.