Sink insert for cleaning a medical or surgical device
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Publication Number
US-8967168-B1
Publication Date
2015-03-03
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Abstract
A sink insert for cleaning a medical device having a lumen, such as an endoscope, includes a basin and a pump connected to the basin. The basin is shaped to fit into a sink, and has lip portions on its side walls shaped to extend outwardly to overlap side walls of the sink. The basin includes a drain formed in its floor; an additive reservoir integrally formed as a depression in its floor; additive fill lines defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives in the reservoir; a thermometer; and basin fill lines on its side walls defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of cleaning liquid filled into the basin. The pump includes inlet and outlet tubes for drawing cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid from the pump to the medical device.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a sink insert for cleaning a medical or surgical device having a lumen. The insert includes a basin shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, with lip portions formed as flanges at upper ends of side walls and shaped to extend outwardly to overlap upper ends of the sink side walls, enabling the basin to sit in the sink during cleaning.
The sink insert further includes an electrically powered pump connected to the basin. The pump comprises an inlet tube configured for drawing the cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump and an outlet tube configured for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by the pump and directed to the medical or surgical device.
The basin is configured to provide an integrated dilution/measurement system for preparing the cleaning liquid. An additive reservoir is integrally formed in the floor of the basin in the form of a depression and comprises additive fill lines defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives to the cleaning liquid, and basin fill lines positioned on one or more side walls define a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid.
A thermometer is positioned on one or more side walls for measurement of temperature of the cleaning liquid.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims are directed to a sink insert that combines a basin configured to fit into a sink, an electrically powered pump with an inlet tube and an outlet tube for pressurized delivery to a medical or surgical device having a lumen, and integrated measurement features for additive and liquid volumes and temperature measurement. Across the independent claims, the main inventive features relate to the basin’s structured fit to the sink, the pump’s electrically powered inlet/outlet configuration, and the pre-calibrated additive and basin fill line measurement areas plus thermometer for cleaning-liquid preparation.
Sink insert basin shaped to be inserted into a sink for holding cleaning liquid
A basin shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, including lip portions formed as flanges at upper ends of side walls and shaped to extend outwardly in lateral directions to overlap upper ends of side walls of the sink.
Electrically powered pump with inlet tube drawing and outlet tube pressurized output to the device
An electrically powered pump connected to the basin, wherein the pump comprises an inlet tube configured for drawing of the cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and further comprises an outlet tube configured for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by said pump and directed to the medical or surgical device.
Additive reservoir with additive fill lines defining pre-calibrated additive measurement areas
An additive reservoir integrally formed in a floor of the basin in the form of a depression, comprising additive fill lines defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives to the cleaning liquid.
Basin fill lines with pre-calibrated liquid measurement areas
Basin fill lines positioned on one or more side walls of the basin, defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid.
Thermometer for measuring temperature of the cleaning liquid
A thermometer positioned on one or more of said side walls of the basin for measurement of temperature of the cleaning liquid.
Integrated measurement system using pre-calibrated additive and basin fill lines
An additive reservoir integrally formed in a floor of the basin in the form of a depression with additive fill lines defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas, together with basin fill lines on one or more side walls defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid.
The independent claims cover a sink insert that integrates a sink-fitting basin with lip portions, an electrically powered pump with an inlet tube drawing cleaning liquid and an outlet tube providing pressurized output to a lumen-containing medical or surgical device, and an integrated measurement arrangement using additive fill lines and basin fill lines with pre-calibrated volume measurement areas, with temperature measurement via a thermometer in the fuller independent claim.
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