Patent ID: 8083861
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61B,A61L,A61M,B01D,B08B,C11D,C23G,G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for cleaning an endoscope having internal channels, the method comprising: (a) generating a first two phase mixture comprising liquid droplets having a size of about 25 microns to 400 microns in a gas, the liquid droplets comprising an alkaline cleaning solution comprising a surfactant; (b) applying the first two phase mixture to the endoscope to provide cleaning of the internal channels of the endoscope, wherein the gas comprises air and the liquid comprises a cleaning solution, at a velocity of about 100 ft/s to about 200 ft/s and a volumetric ratio of gas to liquid of between 600:1 and 800:1; and (c) rinsing the cleaning solution from the endoscope by a continuous water flow and intermittent air flow.