METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AN ENDOSCOPE

摘要

Apparatus for wiping a contaminated lumen of an endoscope including a cleaning member having at least one radially extending fin for passing axially through the lumen with at most a small clearance whereby contamination remaining after passage of the member through the lumen is substantially uniformly distributed as a thin film on an internal wall of the lumen. The invention also relates to a method for cleaning a contaminated lumen of an endoscope including pulling or pushing a cleaning member axially through the lumen and treating the uniformly distributed film with a cleaning composition.