CPC A61B 1/122 (2013.01) [B08B 9/0436 (2013.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); B08B 2209/04 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A cleaning device for use with an endoscopic instrument, the device comprising:
an elongate member configured for translation through a lumen within the endoscopic instrument;
at least one cleaning element coupled to a portion of the elongate member, wherein the at least one cleaning element comprises distal and proximal end portions and a central portion between the distal and proximal end portions, the central portion having an outer diameter less than the proximal and distal end portions;
wherein the central portion is shaped to increase a force applied by a fluid within the lumen against an internal wall of the lumen as the cleaning element is advanced through the lumen, and
wherein the force creates a shear stress of at least about 5 Pa in at least one area between the distal and proximal end portions of the cleaning element.
|