JP2531666Y2 - Endoscope automatic cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cleaning device for cleaning and disinfecting a used endoscope.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An endoscope used for observation and treatment in a body cavity is cleaned and disinfected after use to prepare for the next use. In order to clean and disinfect the endoscope 1, there is an automatic cleaning device as shown in FIG. In the figure, 2 is a tank,
Reference numeral 3 denotes a cleaning water inlet, 4 denotes a cleaning liquid inlet, 5 denotes a disinfecting liquid inlet, 6 denotes a cleaning water discharging port, 7 denotes a cleaning liquid discharging port, and 8 denotes a disinfecting liquid discharging port, which is placed in the tank 2 in the apparatus. The endoscope 1 is cleaned and disinfected by alternately jetting a cleaning liquid with a detergent and a disinfectant such as glutar solution from the respective discharge ports 3 and 4, and after cleaning and disinfecting, cleaning the cleaning water storage tank in the apparatus. The washing solution and the disinfecting solution are washed away with water.

[0003]

According to the above prior art, the cleaning liquid, the disinfecting liquid and the cleaning water are all temporarily stored in the apparatus and operated continuously, and the cleaning liquid,
Disinfectant and washing water are replenished as needed. However, although the cleaning solution and the disinfecting solution have no problem, bacteria may be mixed in the cleaning water replenished in the tank, and there is a concern that Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which may cause hospital infection, is mixed.

[0004] This is often contaminated with bacteria because it is inserted into the body cavity of a patient, especially when an endoscope is used, and therefore the cleaning device itself for cleaning the endoscope is variously used. Bacteria may be attached to the tank, and when the tank is replenished with the washing water, the worker is likely to be contaminated because the worker touches the washing device to perform the water supply operation.

[0005]

Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for cleaning and disinfecting by alternately spraying a cleaning liquid and a disinfecting liquid onto an endoscope placed in a tank.
An ultraviolet lamp that emits ultraviolet rays of 210 nm to 329 nm in an automatic endoscope cleaning device that performs disinfection and finally rinses the cleaning solution and disinfecting solution with cleaning water to clean the endoscope.
Is disposed in water in a washing water tank provided in the apparatus .

[0006]

According to the above construction, first, a cleaning liquid and a disinfecting liquid are alternately jetted to the endoscope in the tank to perform cleaning and disinfecting, and then, sterile cleaning water is discharged into the tank and the cleaning liquid is disinfected. The endoscope can be cleaned by washing away the disinfecting solution, and the endoscope can be sterilized.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a main part. Since the basic structure of a cleaning device is the same as that of the above-described conventional technology, the description of individual components is omitted, and the following description is made using the same reference numerals. The cleaning water of the cleaning device is stored in a water storage tank 9 in the device. Distilled water or pure water is used, and the tank 9 emits ultraviolet rays in the range of 210 nm to 329 nm. A UV lamp 10 is mounted to emit UV light in water. In this embodiment, an ultraviolet lamp 10 that emits ultraviolet light of 250 nm to 260 nm is used.

By radiating ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 210 nm to 329 nm in water in this manner, bacteria, viruses, bacteria, and the like mixed in the water receiving the ultraviolet rays are surely sterilized. As a result, the endoscope 1 in the tank 2
First, the cleaning liquid and the disinfecting liquid are jetted alternately from the cleaning liquid discharging port 7 and the disinfecting liquid discharging port 8 to perform the cleaning and disinfecting, and then the aseptic cleaning water is discharged from the cleaning water discharging port 6 into the tank 2. To wash the endoscope 1 by washing away the cleaning solution and the disinfecting solution,
The endoscope 1 can be in a sterile state.

[0009]

According to the present invention described in detail above, in the automatic endoscope cleaning apparatus, the water in the cleaning water tank is
Installed an ultraviolet lamp that emits ultraviolet rays of 210nm ~329nm
As a result, the washing water in the tank is surely sterilized, and there is an effect that the washing water does not become a contamination source of the endoscope.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a main part showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic endoscope cleaning apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 endoscope 2 tank 9 tank 10 ultraviolet lamp

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A cleaning liquid and a disinfectant are alternately jetted to an endoscope placed in a tank to perform cleaning and disinfecting, and finally, the cleaning liquid and the disinfecting liquid are washed away with the cleaning water to wash the endoscope. In the endoscope automatic cleaning equipment that is used, an ultraviolet lamp that emits ultraviolet light of 210 nm to 329 nm is installed.
An automatic endoscope cleaning apparatus, wherein the apparatus is disposed in water in a cleaning water tank provided in the apparatus.