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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Ronn A. Houtz, Derby, KS (US);
Matthew S. Osborn, Wichita, KS (US);
Chris G. Bandur, Omaha, NE (US);
Gene J. Beckermann, Omaha, NE (US);
Excel Corporation, Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine. The carrier is attached to a vertically-disposed wheel for rotating the carrier in a circular path. A spray assembly, located at a point above the wheel, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surface of the intestine. A supply tube, located at a point above the wheel, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.