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Cleaning device for medical instrument and method of use

US10406316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2016
Grant dateSep 10, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB08B2209/032
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cleaning device for a medical instrument including a flushing chamber, the flushing chamber having a lumen sized and configured to accept a distal end portion of the medical instrument during a cleaning process. The flushing chamber has an inlet port and an outlet port. Proximal and distal sealing members of the flushing chamber seal about the medical instrument when the instrument is inserted into the lumen of the flushing chamber.

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