APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING PASSAGEWAYS SUCH AS ENDOSCOPE CHANNELS USING FLOW OF LIQUID AND GAS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide apparatus and methods for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas.SOLUTION: The liquid flow may include rivulets, droplets or other liquid entities which move on the internal surfaces of the passageways, and may include a three-phase contact interface between liquid and dry solid and gas.SELECTED DRAWING: None