GB2605758A - Endoscope cleaning plug - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cleaning plug 44 for an endoscope comprising a fixed configuration component of resiliently deformable material, e.g., thermoplastic elastomer with an elastic and plastic phase. The cleaning plug replaces a seal plug and comprises seal portions 46, 48, 50 to define three chambers in a seal chamber of an endoscope: a water chamber 80 connecting a water input channel 28 to a water output channel 34, an air input chamber 78 connected to the air input channel 24 and sealed from the air output channel 32, and an air output chamber 76, connected to the air output channel. The cleaning plug includes a bypass channel 68 to connect the water chamber to the air output chamber. Allows water flushing of both water and air channels in an endoscope for initial cleaning and prevents air drying of debris the channels prior to reprocessing of the endoscope. A method for cleaning an endoscope using to plug is provided
Description
Endoscope Cleaning Plug The present invention relates to a method for cleaning an endoscope and a cleaning plug for use in that method.
An endoscope may comprise an elongate probe extending from a body. The elongate probe may include a water channel and an air channel extending from the body, along the elongate probe to permit water and / or air or air to a distal end of the probe. Endoscopes may be used in medical procedures and, after completion of a procedure, must be thoroughly cleaned before being used again, particularly the elongate probe. Cleaning may take place in two phases, an initial post procedure cleansing and flushing phase prior to a reprocessing phase in which the endoscope is fully cleaned and sterilised.
The cleansing and flushing phase may comprise the use of a cleaning button which replaces a seal plug. The cleaning button may be movable between two different configurations, an air flush configuration in which air can be caused to flow thorough both the air and water channels of the probe, and a water flush configuration in which water can be caused to flow thorough both the air and water channels of the probe. The button may include a spring to bias the cleaning button to the air flush configuration.
The present invention provides a method of cleaning an endoscope, the endoscope comprising: a body and an elongate probe extending therefrom, the elongate probe includes a water channel and an air channel, the air channel and water channel extend from a body end of the probe to a distal end of the probe; the body including a seal chamber and comprising an air input channel extending from an air input to the seal chamber, a water input channel extending from a water input to the seal chamber, an air output channel extending from the seal chamber to the air channel of the elongate probe and a water output channel extending from the seal chamber to the water channel of the elongate probe; and the seal chamber including a seal plug therein, the seal plug comprising seals to divide the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel and an air chamber connecting the air input channel to the air output channel; wherein the method comprises.
removing the seal plug from the seal chamber and inserting a cleaning plug, the cleaning plug being a fixed configuration component made from a resiliently deformable material and comprising seal portions to divide the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel, an air input chamber connected to the air input channel and sealed from the air output channel, water output channel and water input channel, and an air output chamber, connected to the air output channel, the cleaning plug comprising a bypass channel connecting the water chamber to the air output chamber; and with the cleaning plug inserted in the seal chamber, causing liquid to flow into the water input, through the seal chamber and along both the air and water channels of the probe In this method a fixed configuration cleaning plug is used to connect the water input to the air and water channels of the elongate probe to flush both air and water channels with a liquid. The fixed configuration cleaning plug may be a unitary construction, or may comprise more than one component. A fixed configuration component has a single configuration which cannot be changed during use.
It should be noted that the seal plug may also be referred to as an air water button.
The liquid may be water, or a cleaning fluid which may comprise detergents or anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, or anti-viral agents. This provides a convenient method for carrying out a post procedure liquid flush of the channels of the elongate probe. The use of a fixed configuration cleaning plug which, when in place, only permits liquid flushing of the channels reduces the need for a user to switch between air flushing and liquid flushing of the channels. The cleaning plug does not provide the option of air flushing of the channels of the elongate probe and this reduces the risk of debris drying within the channels of the elongate probe. The use of a cleaning plug that does not provide the option of air flushing of the channels of the elongate probe also provides a safety advantage as air cannot accidentally be flushed through the water channel during a patient procedure.
The method may comprise the step of stopping liquid flowing into the water input and, without subsequently causing air to flow through the water channel and the air channel, storing the endoscope, with cleaning plug inserted into the seal chamber, for reprocessing. As noted above, this method of post procedure cleansing and flushing does not include a step of causing air to flow through both air and water channels which reduces the risk of debris drying within the channels of the elongate probe and simplifies post procedure processing of the endoscope.
Storing the endoscope prior to reprocessing may comprise placing the endoscope in a box, crate or bag, which may be sealed, possibly hermetically sealed. This allows the endoscope to be safely transported to a reprocessing location.
Post procedure cleaning of the endoscope may also comprise the step of wiping the elongate probe with water or a cleaning fluid. The wiping of the probe may take place from the body to the distal end of the elongate probe The method may comprise disposing of the cleaning plug during reprocessing. Disposing of the cleaning plug after use avoids the need to clean and sterilise the cleaning plug for a future use. The fixed configuration of the cleaning plug, possibly a single piece construction, may make it cheaper to and easier to manufacture then prior cleaning buttons.
The cleaning plug may include one or more seal portions which act to divide the air chamber that was defined in the seal chamber by the seal plug into two separate chambers. One chamber which contains the air inlet and one chamber which contains the original air outlet, but which now provides a water outlet.
The invention also provides a cleaning plug for an endoscope, the cleaning plug being a fixed configuration component made from a resiliently deformable material and comprising seal portions to define in a seal chamber of an endoscope: a water chamber connecting a water input channel to a water output channel; an air input chamber connected to an air input channel and sealed from an air output channel; and an air output chamber, connected to an air output channel; wherein the cleaning plug comprises a bypass channel to connect the water chamber to the air output chamber.
The cleaning plug can be used in the method set out above. The cleaning plug may be of a single piece construction and may be made of an elastomeric material. The cleaning plug can be made by any suitable method, for example a casting process, or a moulding process such as injection moulding.
The elastomeric material may be any suitable material that provides the structural rigidity to allow the cleaning plug to be manually inserted into a seal chamber, but also allows the seal portions to deform sufficiently to provide the required seals. The material may be resiliently deformable. The material may be an elastomer, for example a thermoplastic elastomer having an elastic phase and a plastic phase. The elastic phase may be is a StyreneEthylene-Butylene-Styrene rubber. The plastic phase may have a polyolefinic nature. A suitable commercially available example of a suitable material is Laprenee.
The cleaning plug may comprise a plug body extending in an axial direction from a cap. The seal portions may extend radially from the plug body. This provides a simple and easy to mould design for the cleaning plug. The plug body may be substantially circular in cross section and may vary in diameter along its length. The distal end of the plug body may have a smaller diameter that the plug body near the cap. The plug body may comprise a plurality of cylindrical portions, each cylindrical portion having a substantially constant cross section, with the exception of any seal portion. Cylindrical portions of different cross section diameter may be joined by a conical section, or curved wall section as this avoids a step change in diameter of the plug body.
The cleaning plug may comprise a distal seal, a middle seal and a proximal seal. The distal seal may define an end of a first chamber, for example a water chamber. The distal seal and middle seal may define opposing ends of a second chamber, for example an air chamber. The middle seal and proximal seal may defines opposing ends of a third chamber, for example an air output chamber. A bypass passage may extend within the plug body from a distal port to a proximal port. The distal seal may be located between the distal port and the middle seal and the proximal port may be arranged between the middle seal and proximal seal.
This arrangement of seals may provide a cleaning plug which is particularly suitable for use 25 when cleaning an Olympus® endoscope.
The distal port may be an axial opening in a distal end of the body. The proximal port may comprise a radial port and the cleaning plug may comprise two proximal ports, the two proximal ports being radial ports directed in opposing directions. This port arrangement may provide a cleaning plug design which is particularly suitable for moulding.
The cleaning plug may comprise a radial guide projection arranged between the cap and the proximal seal. The radial guide projection may be provided in the form of a radial flange. This guide projection may facilitate insertion of the cleaning plug into a seal chamber of an endoscope. The guide projection may provide an additional seal with the seal chamber between the cap and the proximal seal. The guide projection may be arranged to contact a shoulder at the entrance to or within the seal chamber. Contact between a shoulder and the radial guide projection may limit a depth of insertion of the cleaning plug into the seal chamber.
The invention also provides an endoscope comprising: a body and an elongate probe extending therefrom, the elongate probe includes a water channel and an air channel, the air channel and water channel extend from a body end of the probe to a distal end of the probe; the body including a seal chamber and comprising an air input channel extending from an air input to the seal chamber, a water input channel extending from a water input to the seal chamber, an air output channel extending from the seal chamber to the air channel and a water output channel extending from the seal chamber to the water channel; and the seal chamber including a cleaning plug therein, the cleaning plug being as described above, the seal portions of the cleaning plug dividing the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel, an air input chamber connected to the air input channel and sealed from the air output channel, water output channel and water input channel, and an air output chamber, connected to the air output channel, the cleaning plug comprising a bypass channel connecting the water chamber to the air output chamber.
The invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the following figures in which: Figure 1 shows an exploded schematic view of an endoscope and seal plug; Figure 2 shows a schematic cross section of endoscope body of Figure 1; Figure 3 shows a view of a cleaning plug; Figure 4 shows a detailed schematic view of the cleaning plug of Figure 3; Figure 5 shows a schematic view of the cleaning plug of Figure 3 being inserted into the seal chamber of the endoscope body of Figure 2; and Figure 6 shows a cross sectional view of the cleaning plug inserted in the seal chamber of the endoscope body of Figure 2.
Figure 1 shows an exploded schematic view of an endoscope 1, a seal plug 2, an air-line 4 and a water-line 6. Although described as a water line 6, the water line 6, may supply cleaning fluid and / or water.
The endoscope 1 comprises an elongate probe 10 and a body 12. The probe 10 includes an air channel 14 and a water channel 16. The air channel 14 and water channel 16 extend from a body end 18 of the probe 10 to a distal end 20 of the probe 10.
The body 12 of the endoscope 1 includes a seal chamber 22 into which the seal plug 2 can be installed to carry out a procedure.
Figure 2 shows a cross section view of the body 12 of the endoscope 1 of Figure 1 with the seal plug 2 installed.
As set out above, the endoscope body 12 has a seal chamber 22. The body 12 comprises an air input channel 24 extending from an air input 26 to the seal chamber 22, a water input channel 28 extending from a water input 30 to the seal chamber 22. The body 12 further comprises an air output 32 channel extending from the seal chamber 22 to the air channel 14 and a water output channel 34 extending from the seal chamber 22 to the water channel 16.
The seal chamber 22 includes the seal plug 2 inserted therein and the seal plug 2 comprising seals 36,38 which divide the seal chamber into a water chamber 40 connecting the water input channel 26 to the water output channel 34 and an air chamber 42 connecting the air input channel 24 to the air output channel 32.
Figure 3 shows a view of a cleaning plug 44. The cleaning plug 44 is a fixed configuration component, in this case a single piece component made from an elastomeric material. However, the cleaning plug could be an assembly of a plurality of components. In this example the cleaning plug 44 is a single piece injection moulded component.
The cleaning plug 44 comprises seal portions 46,48,50 which are to define chambers in a seal 22 chamber of an endoscope 1 as will be described in relation to later Figures.
The cleaning plug 44 comprises a substantially tubular body 52 which extends along a first axis 54 from a cap 56 to a distal end 58. The tubular body 52 has a substantially circular cross section perpendicular to the first axis 54. The tubular body 52 comprises a first cylindrical section 60 near the cap 56 having a first diameter and a second cylindrical section 62 near the distal end 58 having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The first section 60 transitions to the second section 62 via a conical transition 64.
The seal portions 46,48,50 extend radially from the tubular body 52. The cleaning plug 44 also includes a radial flange 66 to facilitate locating the cleaning plug 44 in a seal chamber 22. The seal portions 46,48,50 comprise a proximal seal 46 nearest the cap 56, a distal seal 50 nearest the distal end 58 and a middle seal 48 between the proximal seal 46 and distal seal 50.
Figure 4 shows a detailed schematic view of the cleaning plug 44 of Figure 3. The seal portions 46,48,50 are shown in cross hatched markings to facilitate their identification.
Figure 4 also shows a bypass channel 68 which extend through a portion of the tubular body 52 from an axial opening 72 in the distal end 58 of the cleaning plug to a radial opening 70 between the proximal seal 46 and middle seal 48. In this example there are two radial openings 70 on opposite sides of the tubular body 52. In other examples the bypass channel 80 may extend between other locations.
Figure 5 shows a schematic view of the cleaning plug 44 of Figure 3 being inserted into the seal chamber 22 of the endoscope body 12 of Figure 2.
The cleaning plug 44 is inserted into the seal chamber 22 distal end 58 first along an insertion axis 74 which is substantially parallel to the first axis 54 along which the plug body 52 extends. The cleaning plug 44 is inserted until the radial flange 66 meets shoulder 82 surrounding the opening of the seal chamber 22. In other examples a shoulder may be provided within the seal chamber against which the radial flange 66 can abut.
Figure 6 shows a cross sectional view of the cleaning plug 44 inserted in the seal chamber 22 of the endoscope body 12 of Figure 2.
The seal portions 46,48,50 of cleaning plug 44 define chambers 76,78,80 in the seal 22 chamber of the endoscope 1.
A water chamber 80 is defined by the seal chamber 22 and the distal seal 50 and connects the water input channel 28 to the water output channel 34.
An air input chamber 78 is defined within the seal chamber 22 between the distal seal 50 and the middle seal 48. The air input chamber 78 connects to the air input channel 24 and is sealed from the air output channel 32 by the middle seal 48.
An air output chamber 76 is defined within the seal chamber 22 between the middle seal 48 and the proximal seal 46. The air output chamber is connected to an air output channel 32 and is sealed from the air input channel 24 by the middle seal 48. The bypass channel 68 of the cleaning plug 44 connects the water chamber 80 to the air output chamber 76.
When the cleaning plug 44 is arranged in the seal chamber 22 water, or other fluid, supplied via the water line 6 flows into the body 12 via the water input channel 28 to the water chamber 80 defined in the seal chamber 22. From the water chamber 80 the water flows along the water output channel 34 to the water channel 16 of the probe 8. From the water chamber 80 water also flow through the bypass channel 68 to the air output chamber 76, and from there along the air output channel 32 to the air channel 14 of the probe 8. In this way water is flushed through both the air channel 14 and water channel 16.
When the cleaning plug 44 is arranged in the seal chamber 22 air, or any other gas, supplied via the air line 4 passes along the air input channel 24 and is sealed within the air input chamber 78 The method of cleaning an endoscope 1 described herein comprises removing the seal plug 2 from the seal chamber 22 of an endoscope 1. The endoscope 1 may have been used in a procedure and the cleaning may be a post procedure cleaning prior to reprocessing. Once the seal plug 2 has been removed from the seal chamber 22 a cleaning plug 44 is inserted into the chamber 22. As described above, the cleaning plug is a single piece component made from an elastomeric material and comprises seal portions 46,48,50 and, as set out above, the seal portions 46,48,50 divide the seal chamber 22 into a water chamber 80, an air input chamber 78, and an air output chamber 76. The cleaning plug 44 comprising a bypass channel 80 connecting the water chamber to the air output chamber 76.
The cleaning method comprises, with the cleaning plug 44 inserted in the seal chamber 22, causing a liquid, such as water, to flow into the water input, through the seal chamber and along both the air and water channels 14,16 of the probe 8 to flush them.
After the water channel 16 and air channels 14 have been flushed the endoscope 1 can be disconnected from the air line 4 and water line 6 and stored prior to transporting for reprocessing.
The endoscope 1 may be stored in a box or bag and may be sealed therein for ease of transportation to a reprocessing location, or ease of storage until reprocessing.
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- Claims 1. A method of cleaning an endoscope, the endoscope comprising: a body and an elongate probe extending therefrom, the elongate probe includes a water channel and an air channel, the air channel and water channel extend from a body end of the probe to a distal end of the probe; the body including a seal chamber and comprising an air input channel extending from an air input to the seal chamber, a water input channel extending from a water input to the seal chamber, an air output channel extending from the seal chamber to the air channel and a water output channel extending from the seal chamber to the water channel; and the seal chamber including a seal plug therein, the seal plug comprising seals to divide the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel and an air chamber connecting the air input channel to the air output channel; wherein the method comprises: removing the seal plug from the seal chamber and inserting a cleaning plug, the cleaning plug being a fixed configuration component made from an resiliently deformable material and comprising seal portions to divide the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel, an air input chamber connected to the air input channel and sealed from the air output channel, water output channel and water input channel, and an air output chamber, connected to the air output channel, the cleaning plug comprising a bypass channel connecting the water chamber to the air output chamber; and with the cleaning plug inserted in the seal chamber, causing a liquid to flow into the water input, through the seal chamber and along both the air and water channels of the probe.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the method comprises the step of stopping liquid flowing into the water input and, without subsequently causing air to flow through the water channel and air channel, storing the endoscope, with cleaning plug inserted into the seal chamber, and probe for reprocessing.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the method comprises disposing of the cleaning plug during reprocessing
- 4. A cleaning plug for an endoscope, the cleaning plug being a fixed configuration component made from a resiliently deformable material and comprising seal portions to define in a seal chamber of an endoscope: a water chamber connecting a water input channel to a water output channel; an air input chamber connected to the air input channel and sealed from the air output channel; and an air output chamber, connected to the air output channel; wherein the cleaning plug comprises a bypass channel to connect the water chamber to the air output chamber.
- 5. A cleaning plug as claimed in claim 4, in which the plug comprises a plug body extending in an axial direction from a cap, and the seal portions extend radially from the plug body.
- 6. A cleaning plug as claimed in claim 5, in which the cleaning plug comprises a distal seal, a middle seal and a proximal seal, the distal seal defining an end of a water chamber, the distal seal and middle seal defining opposing ends of an air chamber, the middle seal and a proximal seal defining opposing ends of an air output chamber, a bypass passage extending within the plug body from a distal port to a proximal port, the distal seal being located between the distal port and the middle seal, the proximal port being arranged between the middle seal and proximal seal.
- 7. A cleaning plug as claimed in claim 6, in which the distal port is an axial opening in a distal end of the body.
- 8. A cleaning plug as claimed in claim 6, or claim 7, in which the proximal port comprises a radial port.
- 9. A cleaning plug as claimed in claim 8, in which the cleaning plug comprises two proximal ports, the two proximal ports being radial ports directed in opposing directions.
- 10. A cleaning plug as claimed in any of claims 6 to 9, in which the cleaning plug comprises a radial guide projection arranged between the cap and the proximal seal.
- 11. An endoscope comprising: a body and an elongate probe extending therefrom, the elongate probe includes a water channel and an air channel, the air channel and water channel extend from a body end of the probe to a distal end of the probe; the body including a seal chamber and comprising an air input channel extending from an air input to the seal chamber, a water input channel extending from a water input to the seal chamber, an air output channel extending from the seal chamber to the air channel and a water output channel extending from the seal chamber to the water channel; and the seal chamber including a cleaning plug therein, the cleaning plug being as claimed in any of claims 4 to 10, the seal portions of the cleaning plug dividing the seal chamber into a water chamber connecting the water input channel to the water output channel, an air input chamber connected to the air input channel and sealed from the air output channel, water output channel and water input channel, and an air output chamber, connected to the air output channel, the cleaning plug comprising a bypass channel connecting the water chamber to the air output chamber.
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