Apparatus for cleaning long tubular medical instruments
US5630436A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B3/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for cleaning long tubular instruments including an ultrasonically agitated sump containing cleaning solution into which the instrument to be cleaned is placed. A pump and filter arrangement is connected to an end of the instrument to impose a pulsating partial vacuum thereon and draw cleaning fluid through the full length of the instrument. The filtered cleaning solution is then returned to the sump.
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