Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Hollow work – internal surface treatment
Patent
1997-04-14
1999-07-13
Stinson, Frankie L.
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Hollow work, internal surface treatment
134 2218, 1341042, 134166C, 134169C, 134 952, B08B 902
Patent
active
059212560
ABSTRACT:
There is provided an apparatus and method for simultaneously cleaning a plurality of elongated hollow instruments, preferably surgical instruments, each of which has a first opening and a second opening. The apparatus includes a fixture for receiving the plurality of hollow instruments. The fixture includes a clamp for removably securing the instruments to the fixture. The fixture includes a hollow upright cylinder which is attached to a source of fluids. The upright cylinder is attached to a hollow manifold located below the clamp. The manifold includes a plurality of tubes extending therefrom which are adapted to be connected to the first openings in the instruments. Washing, rinsing and drying fluids pass through the fixture and through the instruments on a timed cycle so that the instruments may be cleaned simultaneously.
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DePaolo Charles J.
Stinson Frankie L.
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