Patent ID: 8177919
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical cleaning device for cleaning an interior surface of a hollow shaft of a medical instrument, comprising a closed body which can be inserted into said hollow shaft of said medical instrument, an outer diameter of said closed body being smaller than a clear inner diameter of said hollow shaft such that an inner lumen remains between an inner surface of said hollow shaft and an outer surface of said closed body, said inner lumen being reduced compared to a free inner lumen of said hollow shaft, said closed body having a connection via which a cleaning liquid can be guided into said inner lumen when said closed body is inserted in said hollow shaft, said cleaning liquid being guided into said reduced inner lumen from one end thereof, and a housing connected to said closed body at one end of said closed body, said housing having a support for supporting said closed body on said medical instrument, said support having at least one projection protruding from said housing, said at least one projection being provided for entering into at least one corresponding opening provided at said medical instrument to be cleaned, said support holding said inserted closed body in a precisely aligned manner.