Patent ID: 6919057

Claim:
A system for reprocessing a medical device having a tubular member with a lumen, the system comprising: a container which defines a pressure chamber into which a portion of the medical device is inserted, the container including: a first container portion which defines a first portion of the pressure chamber and a first channel, a second container portion which defines a second portion of the chamber and a second channel, the first and second channels together forming an outlet from the pressure chamber when the container portions are in a closed position, the outlet receiving the tubular member of the medical device therethrough, and a plurality of flexible fins longitudinally spaced along the first and second channels, which receive the tubular member therethrough, the fins permitting a restricted flow of reprocessing liquid through the pressure chamber outlet between the tubular member and the fins when the tubular member is received therein; and a pump which supplies pressurized reprocessing liquid to the pressure chamber such that the reprocessing liquid flows through the lumen and between the tubular member and the fins.