JP2000288482A - Method for cleaning medical implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily clean medical implements by rubbing these medical implements with a melamine resin foam wetted with water and alcohol. SOLUTION: The melamine resin foam of about P kg/m2 in a bulk specific gravity having dense closed cells is cut to a rectangular parallelpiped of 2 cm×4 cm×3 cm. The cut foam is wetted with the water and the alcohol, is wrung and is used to rub a denture. The melamine resin foam is wetted with a 70% ethanol solution, is lightly wrung and is used to rub a nasopharyngoscope. Further, the melamine resin foam is wetted with the water, is lightly wrung and is used to rub a spectacle lenses. As a result, the surfaces of the medical implements, such as medical inspection appliances, may be easily and completely cleaned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for cleaning various medical devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dirt such as tea astringent, tobacco tar, tartar, and the like adhered to a denture cannot be easily removed even if soaked in a denture cleaning solution. Therefore, for the stains such as tea astringent, tobacco tar, tartar, etc. attached to the denture, the physical method seems safer and more reliable than the chemical method, but without damaging the denture, There was no means for complete cleaning. For example, when an eraser is rubbed, the denture tends to be mottled, and the denture is easily damaged by sandpaper. Even if dirt can be removed, the surface of the denture becomes dull and easily stained. Furthermore, it is difficult to completely clean a medical examination instrument such as a gastroscope, and since the dirt has not been completely removed, there is a risk of harming the patient's body due to its use.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily cleaning medical devices such as dentures and medical test instruments.

[0004]

According to the present invention, the above object has been attained by rubbing these medical devices with a melamine resin foam wetted with water and / or alcohol.

[0005] Melamine resin is a thermosetting resin having excellent chemical resistance and existing stably, and its foam may be used as an insulating material, a sound absorbing material, a heat insulating material, or the like. It is not used as a medical material.

However, the present inventor has proposed that a melamine resin foam, particularly a foam having dense open cells, is immersed in water and / or alcohol and squeezed lightly to form a surface of a denture or a medical examination instrument. By rubbing, it was found that dirt that could not be easily removed with a normal brush or cleaning solution could be easily removed, and the present invention was completed.

The melamine resin foam is not particularly limited, but has open cells and a bulk density of 8 to 11 kg / m ^3.
It is preferred to use

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments. In the first example, approximately 9 kg /
A melamine resin foam having a bulk specific gravity of m ³ was cut into a rectangular parallelepiped of 2 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm, which was wetted with water and squeezed to rub a denture. To the denture, tea astringency, cigarette tar, tartar, etc. were attached, but with the above foam, these stains were easily removed simply by rubbing the denture surface, and then the denture was used simply by washing with water However, it could be used without any discomfort and with a very fresh feeling.

Although the denture of the first example is usually difficult to clean by using a denture cleaning liquid and ultrasonic cleaning, the denture surface is completely damaged in the above-mentioned example according to the present invention. In a matter of minutes, it was very beautiful.

In a second example, the same melamine resin foam as in the first example was wetted with a 70% ethanol solution and squeezed lightly to rub a nasopharyngoscope. As a result, dirt that was difficult to remove with a normal cleaning method was easily removed.

In the third example, the same melamine resin foam as in the first example was wetted with water, squeezed lightly, and rubbed the lenses of the glasses. The spectacle lenses were easily cleaned without scratching, became cloudy and very visible.

[0012] The method of the present invention can be used for cleaning radiographic equipment, stethoscopes, blood pressure monitors, and other medical devices.
As in these examples, it was very effective.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the surface of a medical device such as a denture or a medical examination instrument can be more easily treated by simply wetting the resin foam with water or alcohol than when using a conventional cleaning solution or the like. More completely.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for cleaning a medical device, comprising cleaning the medical device with a melamine resin foam wetted with water and / or alcohol. 2. The cleaning method according to claim 1, wherein the medical device is a denture. 3. The cleaning method according to claim 1, wherein the melamine resin foam has open cells, and has a bulk density of 8 to 11 kg / m ³ .