Patent ID: 8458844

Claim:
A medical tube cleaning device, comprising: an elongated member having a proximal end and a distal end, said elongated member comprising at least one lumen extending within an interior of said elongated member along at least a portion of a length of said elongated member; an expansion member positioned along the elongated member, said expansion member being adapted to selectively move between a radially-collapsed position and a radially-expanded position; an outer sleeve positioned along an exterior surface of, and at least partially along a longitudinal length of, the expansion member, wherein the outer sleeve is configured to form a removal member to engage an interior surface of a medical tube when the expansion member is in the radially-expanded position; wherein the removal member is configured to apply radial pressure to the interior surface of the medical tube with a pressure sufficient to remove biofilm without causing invagination of said biofilm; wherein said removal member formed by the outer sleeve is configured to contact and remove debris collected on an interior surface of the medical tube when said cleaning device is moved relative to the medical tube; an actuation assembly coupled to the proximal end of the elongated member; wherein the at least one interior lumen is configured to receive a visualization scope; wherein the expansion member is configured to move between the radially-collapsed position and the radially-expanded position by manipulation of the actuation assembly; and wherein expansion and collapse of the expansion member occurs mechanically.