Abstract: A manually operated liquid dispensing cleaning implement uses batteries to drive a motor, through gearing to rotate a flexible cleaning head with cleaning elements. A cleaning fluid reservoir container is supported within the implement for dispensing cleaning fluid through the head. Application of compressive pressure on the head acts against the bias force of a leaf spring within the container to allow cleaning fluid to pass out the cleaning head.

Abstract: A cleaning processing unit includes a spin chuck for horizontally holding a substrate and rotating the substrate around the vertical axis passing through the center of the substrate. A bevel cleaner is disposed outside the spin chuck. The bevel cleaner includes a cleaning brush. The cleaning brush has a shape that is symmetric about its vertical axis, and has an upper bevel cleaning surface, an end surface cleaning surface, and a lower bevel cleaning surface. The end surface cleaning surface is a cylindrical surface having its axis in the vertical direction. The upper bevel cleaning surface extends out from and is inclined upward from the upper end of the end surface cleaning surface, and the lower bevel cleaning surface extends out from and is inclined downward from the lower end of the end surface cleaning surface.

Abstract: A lotion application apparatus includes a base that has an apex. A post is attached to and extends upwardly from the apex of the base. A support is attached to a distal end of the post with respect to the base. The support is elongated and has a first end and a second end. The support is attached to the post between the first and second ends. An arm is attached to the second end of the support and extends downwardly from the support. A bottom end of the arm comprises a grip. The arm is used to rotate the support along a longitudinal axis of the support with respect to the post. A brush assembly is mounted to the support and dispenses lotion for positioning on a person.

Abstract: An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a housing infrastructure including a chassis, a power subsystem; for providing the energy to power the autonomous floor-cleaning robot, a motive subsystem operative to propel the autonomous floor-cleaning robot for cleaning operations, a command and control subsystem operative to control the autonomous floor-cleaning robot to effect cleaning operations, and a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a deck mounted in pivotal combination with the chassis, a brush assembly mounted in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to sweep up particulates during cleaning operations, a vacuum assembly disposed in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to ingest particulates during cleaning operations, and a deck adjusting subassembly mounted in combination with the motive subsystem for the brush assembly, the deck, and the chassis that is automatically operative in response to an increase in brush torque in said brush

Abstract: A cleaning kit for removing residual matter from the interior of a narrow necked container includes an enclosure, solid cleaning media, a first closure member, and a second closure member. The enclosure has an interior volume bounded at least in part by first and second ends. The first end having a first opening, and the second end having a second opening that is larger than the first opening. The cleaning media is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. A first closure member is removably positioned to obstruct the flow of the solid cleaning media out of the enclosure through the first opening while allowing the flow of fluid from the interior volume of the enclosure through the first opening. The second closure member is removably positioned to obstruct the flow of the cleaning media out of the enclosure through the second opening.

Abstract: A portable food tray pre-wash and water recycling apparatus and method for pre-washing reusable food trays prior to placement in a separate cleaning and sanitizing unit that significantly reduces water wasted in kitchen and scullery areas. The apparatus includes a portable cabinet having a slot in a top end for inserting a food tray, laterally opposed spray nozzles beneath the slot that spray both sides of the tray, laterally opposed rotating brushes beneath the nozzles that scrub the tray, a tray support and brush comb member that supports the tray in a vertical position and removes particles from the brushes, a series of removable incrementally smaller gauge filters vertically spaced beneath the brushes that slide in from one side to filter the water, a water reservoir beneath the filters, a heating unit to heat and disinfect the filtered water, and a pump that recycles heated water back to the nozzles.

Abstract: A back-scrubbing and cleansing apparatus includes a housing that has a plurality of sidewalls defining first and second isolated cavities. One side wall is provided with an inlet port in fluid communication with the first cavity for receiving a liquid cleansing agent therethrough. An end cap is threadably attachable to the inlet. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for removably attaching the housing to the shower wall and a plurality of rotatable scrubbing elements attached to another one of the sidewalls. The scrubbing elements include a plurality of resilient bristles. A mechanism is included for assisting a user to more effectively clean the selected body portion during operating conditions.

Abstract: A vibrating hair brush provides enhanced detangling of user's hair. The brush has a bristle pad comprising a plurality of bristles disposed in a brush head. The bristle pad is supported within the brush head by a vibrating motor and isolator assembly disposed for directing a vibratory movement of the motor to a bristle pad movement in a plane generally parallel to a user's scalp. The motor and isolator assembly effectively translate a circular vibratory movement of the offset weight into an elliptical movement of the bristle pad while insulating the vibration caused by the movement of the weight from a handle of the brush.

Abstract: A tool having a housing into which a motor assembly and a battery assembly are inserted. A circuit board can be employed to electrically connecting the battery assembly to the motor assembly even if the battery assembly and the motor assembly are not disposed in an in-line configuration. The circuit board can include a switch that can be employed to selectively operate the tool.

Abstract: An overhead rail system cleaning device 20 has a body 21 with rollers 23 mounted thereon for suspension of and movement along the rail 11, cleaning brushes 41 mounted on the body 21 for cleaning the rail 11, and preferably suction device 61 also mounted on the body 21 and having at least one air intake port 62 adjacent the cleaning brushes 41 for collection of dirt and dust particles removed from the rail. The cleaning device 21 can moved in use along the rail 11 by a drive wheel 51 mounted on the body 21 and resiliently biased against the rail.

Abstract: Apparatus for the method, including cartridges for housing strips of cleaning pad material, are provided. A method for cleaning probe tips, e.g., on a probe card, comprises abrading the probe tips on an abrasive surface, and advancing the abrasive surface so that a later cleaning cycle uses a clean portion of the cleaning pad. The method may include use of a vacuum to aspirate material dislodged by the abrading. In another aspect, a method for cleaning probe tips includes brushing the probe tips and operating a vacuum to aspirate material from the probe tips and/or brush. The methods may be used singly or in combination.

Abstract: This patent discloses a cleaning system for shopping carts. The cleaning system may include a prewash station, a wash station, a rinse station, a drying station, a physical disinfecting station, a conveyor, and a recovery tank. The wash station may include brushes. The drying station may include a fan configured to blow a thin sheet of air downward and onto the shopping cart. The physical disinfecting station may include an ultraviolet light generator. The conveyor may include a track system having hooks attached to chains that are configured to be moved by a conveyor motor. A frame may surround and support the stations. The cleaning system additionally may include a water recovery/supply system and an external spray wash hose attached to a reservoir to pre-prewash the shopping carts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus, in particular to a portable hand cleaner, having a plurality of cleaning members which are in particular of brush type and which are arranged at a common carrier and can be set into rotation by means of a fluid, in particular water, supplied to the cleaning apparatus.

Abstract: A tool assembly provides for brushing circumferential welds in a restrictive access area between a cylindrical inner member and a cylindrical outer member such as the shroud and vessel in a nuclear reactor. The tool assembly includes a circumferential plate sized larger than an outside diameter of the inner member and smaller than an inside diameter of the outer member. At least one renew brush is coupled with the circumferential plate, and a motor is coupled with the renew brush that rotates the renew brush. A driving assembly mounted between the inner member and the outer member engages the circumferential plate and circumferentially drives the circumferential plate in the restrictive access area.

Abstract: A device designed for simplified pre cleaning of instruments used in the medical and dental fields. The device consists of a container housing multiple abrasion elements suspended within the container in close proximity to each other and cleaning fluid. When an instrument is pushed into the abrasion elements it is scrubbed from multiple surfaces, while the cleaning fluid softens and captures debris being removed from the instrument. A motorized version enhances scrubbing action. A lid on the device minimizes the spread of debris around the work station.

Abstract: A hand-held motorized household cleaning apparatus that includes a housing, a battery located in the housing, a motor located in the housing and connected to the battery, an output drive shaft connected to the motor, a cleaning attachment coupled for movement with the output drive shaft and a liquid delivery system with a pressurized reservoir. A flexible adapter is also provided.

Abstract: The brushhead attachment system includes a hub member which is secured to a drive shaft of a personal care appliance for oscillating action. The hub member includes a number of spaced locking elements in the form of protrusions around the periphery thereof. An annular outer brushhead portion with a first group of bristles includes a plurality of spaced grooves in the outer surface thereof which mate with extending pins in the body of the appliance for insertion and removal of the outer brushhead portion.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an automotive cleaning device that includes an elongated base member having a first end and a second end. A brush assembly is connected to the second end. The brush assembly includes three brush members connected to the base member at the second end. Each of the brush members includes a wire element having fill bristles attached thereto. The wire element is connected to the second end at a first terminating point and a second terminating point with a looped wire portion extending therebetween. The looped wire portions of the three brush members are disposed on the base member to thereby form a brush gap configured to accommodate a wheel lug nut.

Abstract: A golf-club head cleaning device which includes a container body configuration with externally mounted control switch and having an interior main body including a top brush, a top cover, a power brush module mechanism, a motor, a middle housing, a blower, a bottom cover and a chargeable battery. The top brush which is a soft brush body is mounted within a bottom holding seat of a middle slot of the top cover, forming into a brushing device for the first brushing of the golf club head. The top cover is disposed within the middle housing and has a face which is positioned at the middle slot having the bottom holding seat for the mounting of the top brush; The cleaning device facilitates cleaning process of club head and provides an effective way of cleaning the grooves of the club head.

Abstract: An arrangement (1) for cleaning surfaces (2), particularly curved or arched or wavy surfaces and/or surfaces (2) with varying direction of curvature, for example on vehicle chassis, metal strip or unflat plates. The arrangement has a cleaning device (3) having a tension resistant carrier band or belt with an upper section and a lower section and also at least two reversing rollers or rolls (4), which device acts with a section as a cleaning belt section (6) on the surface to be cleaned (2) with its inner side facing the reversing rollers or rolls (4). The device (1) has a presser device (8) with a guide (9) for the cleaning belt section (6), through which the cleaning belt section (6) can be pressed. It is provided that the presser device (8) includes at least one flexible cushion or buffer (10), and that the guide (9) acted on thereby is deflectable or bendable transversely to, or at right angles to, the surface to be cleaned (2).

Abstract: An anti-fouling apparatus and method includes a configurable cleaner connected to an object for physically removing foulants on the object. A UV light device is connected to the object for preventing the growth of foulants on the object and a camera is connected to the object for observing the presence of foulants on the object. The configurable cleaner removes foulants from the object as well as the UV light and the camera.

Abstract: An automatic wheel cleaner apparatus providing cleaning of the inner side of a motor vehicle wheel having an inflated tire mounted thereto (a mounted wheel) prior to attachment of adhesively attached balancing weights. The apparatus includes: a main frame, a rollers set composed of driven and non-driven rollers rotatably connected to the main frame for receiving a mounted wheel, a rotation assembly horizontally translatable on the main frame for providing rotation of the mounted wheel, and a cleaner head vertically translatable on the main frame and having a cleaner stocking for cleaning the inner side of the wheel of the mounted wheel during rotation of the mounted wheel.

Abstract: A vehicle for removing an accumulation of particles comprises a vehicle body, a system configured to remove the particles in bulk, and an arm coupled to and extending from the vehicle body. The arm comprises a first sweeping element and a second sweeping element. Each sweeping element includes a shaft member rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a set of bristles projecting away from the axis along the shaft member. The first and second longitudinal axes are a distance apart, and the sweeping elements define a concerted sweeping area. The arm may be movably coupled to the vehicle body and may be configured to move the sweeping element around the vehicle body by rotating the arm about a horizontal axis. When a sweeping element rotates in proximity to the ground, the longitudinal axis is substantially vertical. The vehicle may further include a computer system for tracking the location of an object.

Abstract: The present invention thoroughly cleans hairbrushes and combs and comprises an upper portion with at least two openings for containing a hair remover and an item to be cleaned, a rotating roller brush, and a housing portion. The roller brush, together with the hair remover, effectively clean and remove hair from styling combs and brushes and prevent accumulated hair from impeding the cleaning action by removing it from the roller brush. The device is configured in a specialized concave crescent shape and the pattern of bristles on the roller brush are configured to optimize cleaning action on hairbrushes and styling combs.

Abstract: A brush, as well as a method for cleaning a process surface using the brush, having: a hollow cylinder having a closed first end, a closed second end, and a peripheral wall with an internal and external surface; with bristles arranged on the external surface of the peripheral wall thereof; wherein the hollow cylinder has a plurality of apertures formed in the peripheral wall for permitting a gas or liquid to emerge from the interior of the hollow cylinders to the vicinity of the bristles; wherein the apertures are arranged in a staggered multi helical pattern having from about 3 to about 15 helix; and wherein the peripheral wall has a surface area ratio of from about 6 to about 30.

Abstract: A power-brush apparatus has a housing and a brush rotatable on the housing about a brush axis and having bristles extending generally radially of the axis and having tips defining on rotation of the brush a circular orbit centered on the axis. The tips are engageable at a location with a workpiece surface. In accordance with the invention a blocking element is positioned radially inside the orbit immediately upstream from the location in a normal rotation direction of the brush. A drive rotates the brush in a working direction about the axis relative to-the housing at a predetermined angular speed in the direction and thereby orbits the tips of the bristles about the axis such that the bristles engage the blocking element, are slowed thereby, and when released thereby snap back to accelerate forward and strike the workpiece at an augmented speed.

Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning the rim of a wheel. The apparatus comprises a housing journaling a driveshaft, driven by an electric motor and mounting a pair of wire brushes configured to contact the wheel rim. Guides on the housing cause the axis of the drive shaft to be parallel to the wheel axis. In use, the housing pivots to follow the wheel rim while the electric motor remains in the same orientation. A brake mechanism between the housing and electric motor prevents rotation of the housing when the guides are not engaged with the wheel rim.

Abstract: A device and process for cleaning electrical insulators mounted under an electrified contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises positioning arm(s) attached to a vehicle that travels on the track and a cleaning station with fixed or moveable fingers. The fingers have attached cleaning tools and engage, operate on, partly rotate around the circumference of the insulator, and disengage, as the vehicle passes by the insulator. The cleaning station can also ride on the contact rail and have moveable vertical members with cleaning tools attached to L-shaped tool holders that rotate around a portion of the circumference of the insulator. Cleaning tools include powered rotating, reciprocating, vibrating, oscillating and/or linear brushes, wrap-around cleaning belts, sonic horns, ultrasonic vibrating guns, lasers, pressure washing and/or water jetting nozzles on stationary, rotating or oscillating spray bars and spinning heads using steam, tap or deionized water, and pneumatic polishing nozzles.

Abstract: A surface clinging robotic device. The device includes a supporting structure or base, on which is mounted (a) a lead pivoting support surface, such as a pivoting wheel, and (b) two or more traction drives, such as drive wheels. Each of the traction drives are independently driven by a separate drive motor. A plurality of vacuum cups are mounted on the bottom of the base. The vacuum cups each have a low friction foot designed for movement over a surface with minimal friction while vacuum is maintained. The low friction foot portion is provided by a generally surface direction oriented C-shaped Teflon skin. The robotic device can move over gaps or obstructions in the surface without losing vacuum in all of the vacuum cups, using a fluid limiting valve at each vacuum cup to interrupt flow in the event of loss of vacuum in that vacuum cup.

Abstract: This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing an articulated, multi-segment sled body having, on each segment, a pair of runners each having opposing convex side edges. These convex side edges allow turning to occur on each of the appropriate inside and outside edges of opposite runners in each segment with the rider leaning into the turn, rather than away from it. A detachable and flexible joint connector is provided between each segment. This connector allows (with respect to a sled longitudinal axis) both yaw-direction rotation between segments as well as axial roll-direction rotation between segments (e.g., two-axis rotation) so as to provide the rider better control and more conformance over bumps and uneven terrain. In an illustrative embodiment, the runners of each segment include a gently sloped (relatively low angle relative to the ground) leading end. The front segment, along its top, also includes a pair of T-shaped handles for better grip and steering control.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a dental cleaning device. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric toothbrushing device, with a coupling section for coupling various cleaning tools thereto, a drive mechanism for driving the coupled cleaning tool, and a control device for controlling the drive mechanism. The invention further relates to such cleaning tools. According to the invention the handle section includes an electronic interlock device which is deactivated by an encoded interlock canceling element on the cleaning tool only when the cleaning tool is coupled to the handle section (FIG. 4).

Abstract: The present invention thoroughly cleans paintbrushes, arts & crafts brushes, artist brushes and cosmetic brushes and comprises a tank with an open top for containing cleaning fluid, a brush frame, rotating cleaning brushes, a motor housing and top cover. The rotating cleaning brushes, together with the stationary cleaning brush, remove paint or cosmetic materials from the brushes to be cleaned. The rotating and stationary cleaning brushes each bear a bristle portion comprising tufts, which are configured in a specialized tightly packed pattern to optimize cleaning the paintbrushes artists brushes, arts & crafts brushes or cosmetic brushes to be cleaned.

Abstract: A back scrubber includes a substantially U-shaped bracket including an elongated vertical base plate with an upper arm and a lower arm perpendicularly extending therefrom. Removably positioned between the upper and lower arms is a tubular brush member that is automatically rotated with an internal electric motor. A bather can cleanse his her or back by activating the motor and placing the back against the brush member.

Abstract: A polishing pad conditioner for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and real-time monitoring method thereof. A conditioning head is supported for rotation at one end of a transverse beam. A drive assembly is coupled to the conditioning head to drive downward force to the conditioning head, and at least one sensor disposed on the transverse beam detects deflection of the transverse beam.

Abstract: A shoe cleaning machine is provided with one group of brushes (11) comprising at least one brush (11) with bristles aligned in a certain direction (11a) and at least a second brush (11b) with bristles aligned perpendicular to those of the preceding brush. A pan (13) for collecting dirt is positioned under the group of brushes and at least one nozzle (11c) sprays water on the group. An operator arm (8) carries at least one last (4) to which a shoe to be cleaned is tied: the arm has a linear actuator (9) with certain positions of extension, and is also intermediate to, a rotary actuator (10) which rotates the arm with respect to the frame (1) of the machine, to move the said lasts from the loading station (3) to the group of brushes and on to the discharge (16).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a car washing brush, provided with means for lubricating and cleaning the brush bristles, which comprises a tubular body (2), supporting variously distributed bristles (3) and which can be coupled to a motor-reducing assembly for turning the tubular body. The main feature of the invention is that the brush comprises moreover, associated with said tubular body, a plurality of channels (10) for conveying a fluid therethrough, said channels having a plurality of nozzles (11), for spraying a fluid on the brush bristles, from the inside toward the outside of the brush.

Abstract: A substrate cleaning apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a transducer capable of resonating at a high frequency and a brush material attached to a surface of the transducer. The brush material includes at least one passage extending to the surface of the transducer and is configured to be applied to a surface of a substrate. When the transducer resonates at the high frequency, the transducer is capable of imparting acoustic energy to the surface of the substrate at a location of the at least one passage.

Abstract: An apparatus containing a composition suitable for eliminating a thermosetting resin is disclosed. In the composition, tetra methyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) is included so as to eliminate the thermosetting resin. Accordingly, the composition is suitable for removing a dielectric layer, an organic protective layer, an insulating layer, an alignment layer, black matrices and color filters, etc. made form a thermosetting resin in an LCD or a semiconductor, and permits a reproduction or a rework of the thermosetting resin film.

Abstract: A system for processing a wafer includes a cleaning module configured to only clean the back side of the wafer so as to remove unwanted particles therefrom before performing subsequent processing tasks on the process side of the wafer. The system also includes a processing module configured to perform processing tasks on the process side of the wafer. The processing module includes a chuck for supporting the wafer during the processing task. The system further includes a transport module configured to remove the cleaned wafer from the cleaning module, move it to the processing module and place it on the chuck of the processing module without performing any intervening manipulations during the movement.

Abstract: A system and method for re-circulating processing fluids in a substrate processing system is provided. A fluid re-circulation system for a brush box processing tool includes a supply tank into which processing chemicals, DI water, or other processing fluids are introduced into the system from an external source. Processing chemicals are provided to the brush box and dispensed to process a substrate. Dispensed fluids drain from the brush box into a diverter through which fluids either flow to waste, or into a collection tank. Fluids from the collection tank flow into the supply tank to re-circulate for wafer processing. The re-circulation system includes filters for maintaining chemical purity, and chemical concentration is monitored and adjusted as necessary.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the present invention discloses a power toothbrush that includes a body portion 105. An elongated level arm 102 extends from one end of the body portion to a toothbrush head 101 disposed at a distal end of the toothbrush. The toothbrush head includes a plurality of brush bristles. The elongated lever arm 102 is mounted on a vibrating pivot 104 driven by rotational DC motor engaging and pushing a set of permanent magnets attached to a two-arm fork rotating along the lever arm 102. In a preferred embodiment, the DC motor drives a three-leg permanent magnets each disposed at a 120-degree phase from each other for driving the two-arm fork for generating a vibration that three-times the frequency of the DC motor's rotational frequency.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for cleaning hard surfaces, wherein the process includes the use of a dual sided nonwoven substrate. One side of the dual sided nonwoven substrate acts to loosen particulate and the opposing side is comprised of one or more three-dimensional surface projections that improve the pick up and retainment of the loosened particulates.

Abstract: A collar cleaning system for dress shirts comprising a slide plate, a guiding plate, a pressured soap-water spraying subsystem and a rotating brush is presented. The shirt collar is loaded onto the sliding plate and moved under the rotating brush while being sprayed with soap water to remove the dirt ring around the collar.

Abstract: A brush mounting system for a wafer scrubbing device includes a brush mandrel and a mounting assembly on which the brush mandrel is mounted. The mounting assembly includes a mounting member adapted to be mounted to a wall of the wafer scrubbing device, and a bearing secured to the mounting member. A brush support is rotatably mounted on the bearing and has an outer end that includes a contact surface adapted to contact the brush mandrel. The contact surface has a spherical profile. The brush mandrel includes a corresponding contact surface having a spherical profile, so that the brush mandrel and the mounting assembly form a spherical joint at the point of contact.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus of the present invention includes a roll brush for scrubbing the surface of the substrate, and an ultrasonic nozzle for blowing an aqueous cleaning solution against the surface of the substrate and generating an ultrasonic wave, wherein the roll brush and the ultrasonic nozzle are provided so as to oppose one another so that the substrate can be set in between. With the synergetic effects of brush scrubbing cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning and shower-cleaning, the precision cleaning of the upper surface of the substrate can be performed at a sufficient level of cleanliness. Moreover, in a state where the substrate to be cleaned is set, the roll brush can be cleaned automatically by the ultrasonic nozzle, and it is therefore possible to maintain the roll brush at high level of cleanliness without requiring maintenance operations.

Abstract: The electric powered automatic bath brush and massager comprises of two main components connected by a spring core enclosed in a flexible tube. The first stationary main component is mounted on the wall and contains two electric motors, the first electric motor moves a moving block up and down along two parallel tracks in the first main component through a gear set with a belt. A rotatable brush that can be handheld is connected to the first stationary main component through a spring core enclosed within a flexible tube to a second electric motor in the first main component. The rotatable brush can also be affixed to the moving block on the first stationary main component to allow hands-free movement of the rotatable brush by the electric motor through the gear set with the belt. The two electric motors may be controlled with either a remote control or a hard-wired control switch.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tool for cleaning an anode in a coating machine. The anode cleaning tool has a rotary brush driven by a driver such as a cordless power drill. The rotary brush and the driver are connected to a support structure and an adapter which allows the tool to be joined to a shaft associated with the coating machine. The tool further includes a light source connected to the support structure for enabling an operator to see an anode as it is being cleaned.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for the cleaning of magnetic tape cartridge drive, particularly such as removable data-storage media tapes, and especially an arrangement and method of providing a disposable cartridge retention spring cleaning tool.

Abstract: A cleaning element comprising a brush having plurality of bristles coated with a hydrophilic polymer. The cylindrical design allows the brush to be pushed through a surgical instrument or lumen. The brush allows for beneficial cleaning of surgical lumens. Also, a method for cleaning surgical instruments or lumen by pushing a brush through a surgical instrument is disclosed.

Abstract: A cleaning element comprises a leader and a brush. The leader allows the brush to be pulled through a surgical instrument or lumen. The brush allows for beneficial cleaning of surgical lumens. Also, a method for cleaning surgical instruments by pulling a brush through a surgical instrument is disclosed.