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A sink insert for cleaning a medical device having a lumen, such as an endoscope, includes a basin and a pump connected to the basin. The basin is shaped to fit into a sink, and has lip portions on its side walls shaped to extend outwardly to overlap side walls of the sink. The basin includes a drai

A sink insert for cleaning a medical device having a lumen, such as an endoscope, includes a basin and a pump connected to the basin. The basin is shaped to fit into a sink, and has lip portions on its side walls shaped to extend outwardly to overlap side walls of the sink. The basin includes a drain formed in its floor; an additive reservoir integrally formed as a depression in its floor; additive fill lines defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives in the reservoir; a thermometer; and basin fill lines on its side walls defining pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of cleaning liquid filled into the basin. The pump includes inlet and outlet tubes for drawing cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid from the pump to the medical device.

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1. A sink insert for cleaning a medical or surgical device having a lumen, comprising: a basin, andan electrically powered pump connected to the basin,wherein the basin is shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, and comprises: lip portions formed as flanges at upper ends of si

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A sink insert for cleaning a medical or surgical device having a lumen, comprising: a basin, andan electrically powered pump connected to the basin,wherein the basin is shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, and comprises: lip portions formed as flanges at upper ends of side walls of the basin and shaped to extend outwardly in lateral directions to overlap upper ends of side walls of the sink;a drain formed in a floor of the basin for draining of the cleaning liquid;an additive reservoir integrally formed in the floor of the basin in the form of a depression, comprising additive fill lines defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives to the cleaning liquid;basin fill lines positioned on one or more side walls of the basin, defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid; anda thermometer positioned on one or more of said side walls of the basin for measurement of temperature of the cleaning liquid,and wherein said pump comprises an inlet tube configured for drawing of the cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and further comprises an outlet tube configured for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by said pump and directed to the medical or surgical device. 2. The sink insert according to claim 1, wherein the pump further comprises means for reversal of pump flow, and the inlet tube is configured for expelling of the cleaning liquid from the pump into the basin under pressure supplied by the pump, and the outlet tube is configured for pressurized drawing of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by said pump. 3. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising one or more cutout portions in the form of apertures formed in the side walls of the basin, configured to allow overflow of the cleaning liquid in the basin to drain into the sink. 4. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising handles formed in the lip portions. 5. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising one or more cutout portions in the form of apertures formed in the side walls of the basin, configured to serve as handles positioned to allow a user to grip and lift the sink insert. 6. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising a rail affixed to at least one side of the basin, said rail being shaped to slidably engage with and to hold a cleaning tool, a caddy, and/or a hook. 7. The sink insert according to claim 1, wherein the pump is a peristaltic pump and the inlet tube and the outlet tube are two ends of a single continuous piece of elastomeric tubing having its middle portion threaded into the peristaltic pump. 8. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising an electrical power supply electrically connected to supply electrical power to the pump, and comprising at least one of an AC electrical cord with an AC electrical adaptor plug, a battery unit, or a DC adaptor unit with an AC electrical adaptor plug and cord. 9. The sink insert according to claim 1, wherein the additive reservoir integrally formed in the floor of the basin surrounds the drain. 10. The sink insert according to claim 1, further comprising a drain catch system comprising a plurality of catch protrusions integrally formed in the floor of the basin, said catch protrusions being formed as ribs protruding upwardly from the floor of the basin and surrounding the drain. 11. The sink insert according to claim 1, wherein the pump is removable. 12. The sink insert according to claim 1, wherein a pump receptacle is formed in the basin, and the pump is removable. 13. A sink insert for cleaning a medical or surgical device having a lumen, comprising: a basin, andan electrically powered pump connected to the basin,wherein the basin is shaped to be inserted into a sink and to hold cleaning liquid, and comprises: an additive reservoir integrally formed in a floor of the basin in the form of a depression, comprising additive fill lines defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of additives to the cleaning liquid; andbasin fill lines positioned on one or more side walls of the basin, defining a plurality of pre-calibrated volume measurement areas for measurement of a liquid filled into the basin to form the cleaning liquid;and wherein said pump comprises an inlet tube configured for drawing of the cleaning liquid from the basin into the pump, and further comprises an outlet tube configured for pressurized output of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by said pump and directed to the medical or surgical device. 14. The sink insert according to claim 13, wherein the pump further comprises means for reversal of pump flow, and the inlet tube is configured for expelling of the cleaning liquid from the pump into the basin under pressure supplied by the pump, and the outlet tube is configured for pressurized drawing of the cleaning liquid under pressure supplied by said pump. 15. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising one or more cutout portions in the form of apertures formed in the side walls of the basin, configured to allow overflow of the cleaning liquid in the basin to drain into the sink. 16. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising one or more cutout portions in the form of apertures formed in the side walls of the basin, configured to serve as handles positioned to allow a user to grip and lift the sink insert. 17. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising lip portions formed as flanges at upper ends of side walls of the basin and shaped to extend outwardly in lateral directions to overlap upper ends of side walls of the sink. 18. The sink insert according to claim 17, further comprising handles formed in the lip portions. 19. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising a rail positioned around one or more of upper ends of side walls of the basin. 20. The sink insert according to claim 13, wherein the pump is a peristaltic pump and the inlet tube and the outlet tube are two ends of a single continuous piece of elastomeric tubing having its middle portion threaded into the peristaltic pump. 21. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising an electrical power supply electrically connected to supply electrical power to the pump, and comprising at least one of an AC electrical cord with an AC electrical adaptor plug, a battery unit, or a DC adaptor unit with an AC electrical adaptor plug and cord. 22. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising a drain formed in the floor of the basin for draining of the cleaning liquid. 23. The sink insert according to claim 22, wherein the additive reservoir integrally formed in the floor of the basin surrounds the drain. 24. The sink insert according to claim 22, further comprising a drain catch system comprising a plurality of catch protrusions integrally formed in the floor of the basin, said catch protrusions being formed as ribs protruding upwardly from the floor of the basin and surrounding the drain. 25. The sink insert according to claim 13, further comprising a thermometer positioned on one or more of said side walls of the basin for measurement of temperature of the cleaning liquid. 26. The sink insert according to claim 13, wherein the pump is removable. 27. The sink insert according to claim 13, wherein a pump receptacle is formed in the basin, and the pump is removable.