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

摘要

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cleaning interiors of passageways in endoscopes or other luminal medical devices by flow of liquid and gas therethrough. 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.