| abstract |
A medical device reprocessor is operable to perform a method of cleaning an internal passage of a medical device. The method requires enabling a first pump to deliver a detergent to the internal channel for a first predetermined duration, and enabling a second pump to deliver water to the internal channel to flush out the detergent for a second predetermined time. Duration, and enabling a third pump to deliver pressurized air to the internal passage to purge the water or detergent contained in the internal passage for a third predetermined duration. The method then involves activating a fourth pump to deliver a predetermined volume of disinfectant to the internal channel, and re-enabling the third pump to deliver pressurized air to purge the disinfectant into a chamber. The method repeats filling the internal passage with detergent, water, and disinfectant, and subsequently purging the internal passage with pressurized air. |