JP7465132B2 - 医療器具を清浄し、かつその表面にある残留物を検出するための方法および装置 - Google Patents
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- 医療器具を清浄し、かつその表面にある残留物を検出するための方法(100)であって、前記方法は、
(a)非無菌の医療器具(102)または従来通りに滅菌された医療器具(103)を得ることと、
(b)前記医療器具を堆積および/または分析装置の中に載置することと、
(c)前記医療器具を100hPa未満の圧力に曝露すること(104)と、
(d)前記医療器具を前記残留物に反応する少なくとも1種のガスに曝露すること(105)と、
を含み、
少なくとも(104)および/または(105)の間に、前記残留物は、少なくとも1つのセンサ装置(110)によって検出および/または定量化され、前記センサ装置(110)は、前記堆積および/または分析装置から排出されたガス流の少なくとも一部の中の残留物を検出および/または定量化するように構成されている、方法。 - このようにして得られた医療器具は、化学的に堆積されるコーティングで少なくとも部分的に予め塗布される(101)、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記コーティングは、原子層堆積(ALD)によって前記医療器具の少なくとも一部に予め塗布される、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記医療器具は、(104)において10hPa未満の圧力に曝露される、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (105)において、前記少なくとも1種のガスは、前記残留物に反応する化学物質を含有する、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記医療器具は、複数部品の医療器具である、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (104)および/または(105)において検出および/または定量化された残留物の濃度が所定の閾値を超えるという条件下で、前記医療器具は、従来の方法による清浄および/または滅菌の手順(103)に戻される、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- (105)において検出および/または定量化された残留物の濃度が所定のレベルに属する条件下で、前記医療器具は廃棄に供される、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 1つ以上の医療器具を受け入れるように構成された少なくとも1つの反応チャンバーを備える、医療器具を清浄し、かつその表面にある残留物を検出するための堆積および/または分析装置であって、その反応チャンバーにおいては、前記医療器具は、100hPa未満の圧力に、およびその後に前記残留物に反応する少なくとも1種のガスに曝露され、前記堆積および/または分析装置は少なくとも1つのセンサ装置(110)を備え、前記センサ装置(110)は、前記堆積および/または分析装置から排出されたガス流の少なくとも一部の中の残留物を検出および/または定量化するように構成されていることを特徴とする、堆積および/または分析装置。
- 化学蒸着反応器として構成されている、請求項9に記載の堆積および/または分析装置。
- 原子層堆積反応器として構成されている、請求項9または10に記載の堆積および/または分析装置。
- 前記堆積および/または分析装置は、医療器具を清浄し、かつその表面にある残留物を検出するために使用される、請求項9~11のいずれか1項に記載の堆積および/または分析装置。
- 前記医療器具は、複数部品の医療器具である、請求項12に記載の堆積および/または分析装置。
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