Apparatus and method for providing flow to endoscope channels
First Claim
1. A method of providing flow to multiple channels in an endoscope during an endoscope decontamination procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first member into a first chamber in a body of an endoscope through an opening into the first chamber, the first chamber being intersected by a first lumen and a second lumen;
separating fluidly the first lumen from the second lumen in the first chamber via the first member;
flowing fluid through a first channel through the first member into the first lumen; and
flowing fluid through a second channel through the first member into the second lumen.
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Abstract
A method provides flow to multiple channels in an endoscope during an endoscope decontamination procedure. A member is inserted into a chamber in a body of an endoscope through an opening into the chamber, the chamber being intersected by a first lumen and a second lumen. The member separates fluidly the first lumen from the second lumen. Fluid is flowed through a first channel through the member into the first lumen and through a second channel through the member into the second lumen. Additional lumens can be so treated at the same time. Fluids can include detergents and other cleaning fluids, disinfectants and sterilants.
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1. A method of providing flow to multiple channels in an endoscope during an endoscope decontamination procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a first member into a first chamber in a body of an endoscope through an opening into the first chamber, the first chamber being intersected by a first lumen and a second lumen;
separating fluidly the first lumen from the second lumen in the first chamber via the first member;
flowing fluid through a first channel through the first member into the first lumen; and
flowing fluid through a second channel through the first member into the second lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A channel connector adapted to provide flow to multiple channels in an endoscope during an endoscope decontamination procedure, the channel connector comprising:
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a first member sized and shaped to fit within a first chamber in a body of an endoscope through an opening into the first chamber;
a first channel in the first member, the first channel having one end facing a first lumen in the endoscope when the first member is received within the first chamber, the first channel having another end terminating in a first connector;
a second channel in the first member, the second channel having one end facing a second lumen in the endoscope when the first member is received within the first chamber, the second channel having another end terminating in a second connector; and
isolation means on the first member for fluidly separating the first lumen from the second lumen at the first chamber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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