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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshinao Oaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hisao Yabe, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Koda, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Negoro, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Yajima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Iida, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15104095 ; 151042 ; 1510433 ;
Abstract
A device for cleaning pipe passages of medical devices comprises a brush having an elongated rod portion and a brush portion, a mechanism for holding and rotating the brush, a mechanism for reciprocating the brush in the pipe passage along the longitudinal axis of the brush, and a unit for controlling the rotation of the brush as well as the reciprocation of the brush in the longitudinal direction thereof.