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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Nick N. Nguyen, Silverado, CA (US);
Ujjal Bhaumik, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
An instrument reprocessor for cleaning, disinfecting, and/or sterilizing a medical instrument is disclosed. To reprocess instruments having one or more channels defined therein, the reprocessor can include one or more flow control systems configured to control a flow of fluid through each channel. In various embodiments, a flow control system can include a differential pressure sensor and a proportional valve for controlling the fluid flow in a channel. The reprocessor can also include, one, a fluid circulation pump which can be configured to supply the flow control systems with fluid and, two, a system for controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the flow control systems. The reprocessor can also include a system for supplying a metered amount of fluid to the fluid circulation system. The system can include a reservoir having a fluid height sensor to monitor the amount of fluid therein and a pump configured to supply the reservoir with fluid.