Method for cleaning a lumen
US7459028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B2203/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing soil from an inner surface of a lumen wall of a medical instrument are disclosed. A carrier gas entrains particles capable of sublimation at room temperature and transports the particles into and through the lumen. As the particles collide with the soil attached to the inner surface of the lumen wall, and as the particles sublime, the soil is removed from the inner surface of the lumen wall and transported out an exit of the lumen.
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