ENDOSCOPE WASHING AND DISINFECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISINFECTING PIPE LINE INSIDE APPARATUS

• Main Authors: TAYA NAOYA, KUROSHIMA NAOSHI, KOTANI KOJIRO, KAWASE TAKAHIKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.09.2006
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DIAGNOSIS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; SURGERY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus capable of surely disinfecting a water supply pipe line and all the pipe lines inside the apparatus. SOLUTION: This endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus is provided with: the water supply pipe line having a first valve and supplying tap water to a washing and disinfecting vessel; a chemical solution pipe line having a first pump and supplying antiseptic solution to a washing and disinfecting vessel; a first circulation pipe line having a second pump and a second valve circulating the tap water and the antiseptic solution, and supplying the tap water and the antiseptic solution to the pipe line of the endoscope; a second circulating pipe line having a third pump for circulating the tap water and the antiseptic solution, connected to the water supply pipe line via a third valve and supplying the tap water and the antiseptic solution to the washing and disinfecting vessel; a disinfecting pipe line communicated with the washing and disinfecting vessel and supplying the antiseptic solution to the water supply pipe line; and a control part drivingly controlling respective solenoid valves and the respective pumps according to respective programs and disinfecting the water supply pipe line by the first program and disinfecting the first circulating pipe line and the second circulating pipe line by the second program. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI