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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 19, 1999
Sidney D Smith, Columbia, MD (US);
Joe A Taylor, Mitchellville, MD (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of sanitizing the bore of an MRI machine by using a pair of sponge elements attached to an elongated handle. The first sponge element has an arcuate surface which is a segment of a sphere having a radius substantially equal to the radius of the bore, the arcuate surface having a first dimension longer than a second dimension. The first sponge element is mounted on an elongated handle having axis which is transverse to the first dimension of the sponge element when the sponge element is used for sanitizing the ceiling of some bores. According to the method, a second sponge element with a planar surface is used for cleaning the floor or track of the bore and disposable cleaning are provided for mounting on the sponge element.