Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for reprocessing a medical device
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Application No.: US15157800Application Date: 2016-05-18
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Publication No.: US10201269B2Publication Date: 2019-02-12
- Inventor: Sungwook Yang , Dang Minh Ngo
- Applicant: ETHICON, INC.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Somerville
- Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Somerville
- Agency: Frost Brown Todd LLC
- Main IPC: A61B1/12
- IPC: A61B1/12 ; A61L2/16 ; A61L2/24 ; B08B3/08 ; B08B3/10 ; B08B3/14 ; B08B9/023 ; B08B9/032 ; A61L2/18 ; A61B90/70

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for reprocessing a medical device includes a decontamination basin, a first flush conduit, a second flush conduit, and a manifold. The first and second flush conduits have respective first and second coupling ports configured to fluidly connect to the medical device positioned within the decontamination basin. The manifold is fluidly connected to the first and second flush conduits and configured to distribute the fluid received therein accordingly. The apparatus also includes a first valve, a second valve, and a primary pump configured to discharge the fluid into the manifold at a predetermined supply flow rate. The first and second valve are positioned respectively in the first and second flush conduits for balancing the respective flow rates discharged therefrom at a first predetermined conduit flow rate and a second predetermined conduit flow rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170332892A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPROCESSING A MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-11-23
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