Patent ID: 7410579

Claim:
A dialyzer header cleaning device comprising: a connecting member for connecting said device to a dialyzer header, said connecting member having a longitudinal passage with a longitudinal axis; and a flow directing member having first and second opposed ends and a fluid passage extending between a fluid inlet at said first end and a fluid outlet at said second end, wherein: said flow directing member has a portion that extends from said second end toward said first end and that is held by said connecting member in said longitudinal passage; said flow directing member is manually rotatable about said longitudinal axis relative to said connecting member to control the direction of fluid flow from said fluid outlet; said fluid outlet of said flow directing member is constructed to eject at least one liquid stream in a direction transverse to said longitudinal axis when fluid is supplied to said fluid inlet; and said flow directing member comprises two laterally projecting parts for facilitating manual rotation of said flow directing member relative to said connecting member, said two laterally projecting parts being exposed and manually accessible to a user when said device is connected to the dialyzer header and is in operation to eject the at least one liquid stream into the dialyzer header.