摘要 |
A device for sterilising (16) an endoscopical channel (11) to which a vacuum may be applied has an adapter (17) which may be set in a vacuum-tight manner into a free end of the endoscopical channel and which contains a throughbore (18) which extends outwards from the endoscopical channel, and a reservoir (20) which contains a liquid sterilising agent (22) which may be vacuum-vaporised or atomised. The reservoir has an end area provided with an opening which may be set in a vacuum-tight manner into the throughbore of the adapter. A destructible membrane (21) is provided in the reservoir (29) and encloses the sterilising agent in said reservoir. The sterilising device has a needle (23) whose point is oriented from the outside towards the membrane. The membrane (21) and the needle (23) are movable with respect to each other so that during their relative movement the point of the needle pierces the membrane. |