KR100624700B1 - An ozone sterilizer for an endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an endoscope cleaning and disinfection device using ozone.

Such an apparatus of the present invention includes a washing tank for washing the endoscope with water to be sprayed and disinfecting with ozone, an ozone unit for providing ozone to the washing tank, a water supply electronic valve for supplying water to the washing tank, and water supplied into the washing tank. After pressurizing, it is supplied to the washing tank to be sprayed again.After the cleaning and disinfection work, a watering / draining pump for discharging wastewater in the washing tank, a water level sensing unit for detecting the water level in the washing tank, and a water supply electronic valve are controlled to supply water. When the water level reaches the appropriate level according to the signal transmitted from the water level detection unit, the water supply operation is stopped and the watering / draining pump is controlled so that the watering operation is performed, and during the watering operation, the ozone unit is controlled to generate ozone. Controller to control the watering / draining pump to drain the water in the wash basin when the cleaning and disinfection is completed over time It is configured.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the endoscope is cleaned by the sprinkling operation, and ozone is generated during the sprinkling operation to disinfect the endoscope, thereby enabling a more complete disinfection by the strong sterilizing power of ozone.

Endoscope, Sterilization, Disinfection, Watering, Washing Tank, Electronic Stool, Ozone Generator

Description

Endoscopic ozone cleaning sterilizer {An ozone sterilizer for an endoscope}             

1 is a schematic diagram showing an endoscope ozone washing and disinfecting apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operating procedure of the endoscope ozone cleaning disinfection device according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: washing tank 12: water spray wing

14: stainless steel wire 22: baffle pump

24: ozone generator 26: high pressure generator

28: ozone contact tank 32: water level switch

34: water supply solenoid 36: watering / draining pump

40: controller 52,54,56,58: pipe

60: endoscope

The present invention relates to an endoscope cleaning and disinfection apparatus, and more particularly to an endoscope cleaning and disinfection apparatus using ozone.

In general, endoscopic instruments are medical instruments that can observe the inside of the human body or can be treated simultaneously with the observation. To use them after one use, they must be cleaned and disinfected.

As described above, the conventional apparatus for cleaning and disinfecting the endoscope is to soak the endoscope apparatus in a tank filled with a disinfectant solution such as a surfactant and generate ultrasonic waves for cleaning and disinfection or disinfection by ultraviolet rays.

For example, the disinfection and sterilization drying apparatus of an endoscope apparatus of Utility Model Registration No. 20-0170222 is composed of an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder, and a tubular body. In addition, the outer cylinder has an opening through which an inner cylinder can be inserted into an upper surface, and is equipped with an ultrasonic operation switch and a sterilization drying operation switch operated by a power source through a power switch, and a liquid crystal display unit for disinfection time and sterilization drying time is provided. At the bottom, three or more wheels are assembled while the mesh is formed on the front surface, and the inner cylinder is divided into the disinfection room and the sterilization drying room by the partition. The ultrasonic generator connected to the ultrasonic generation circuit is installed on the network side attached to the disinfection room. , UV lamps are installed on both sides of sterilization drying room, and meshes are attached to the inside of the sterilization drying chamber and fans are installed on the front. In addition, the tubular body is exposed to the outside while being connected to the motor pump installed inside the outer cylinder, and the tubular body penetrating through the disinfection chamber of the inner cylinder while being connected by a connector is formed in the middle.

However, the conventional endoscope disinfection and sterilization apparatus using ultrasonic and ultraviolet lamps has a problem in that the structure is complicated and the sterilization and cleaning ability is degraded.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an endoscope ozone washing and disinfecting apparatus that can improve the disinfection ability by using an ozone generator and improve the washing ability by the sprinkling operation, and can automatically process the washing and sterilization process to solve the above problems. Its purpose is to.

In order to achieve the above object, the device of the present invention comprises a washing tank for washing the endoscope with water and disinfect with ozone; An ozone unit for providing ozone to the washing tank; A water supply electronic valve for supplying water to the washing tank; A sprinkling / drainage pump for pressurizing the water supplied into the washing tank and supplying it back to the washing tank to spray water and discharging the waste water in the washing tank after the washing and disinfection work is finished; A water level sensing unit for sensing the water level in the washing tank; And controlling the water supply electronic valve to supply water and stopping the water supply operation when the water level is reached according to a signal transmitted from the water level sensing unit, and controlling the watering / draining pump to perform the watering operation. It characterized in that it is provided with a controller for controlling the ozone unit to generate ozone, and to control the sprinkling / drainage pump to drain the water of the washing tank when washing and disinfection is completed after a predetermined time.

According to claim 1, The washing tank is composed of a water spray wing for washing the endoscope by spraying the water re-supplied by the forward rotation of the water sprinkling / drainage pump to the endoscope side, and the container for holding the endoscope, the ozone The ozone generator generates ozone by passing a gas sucked through the bubble pump between the bubble pump providing the gas for ozone generation, the high pressure generator generating the high pressure, and the electrode applied with the high pressure provided by the high pressure generator. And an ozone contacting tank providing ozone generated in the ozone generator into the washing tank.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an endoscope ozone cleaning disinfection device according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operating procedure of the disinfection device according to the present invention.

Endoscopic ozone cleaning disinfection apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, to wash the endoscope 60 with water and to disinfect by ozone and the washing tank 10, to provide ozone to the washing tank (10) Ozone unit, water supply unit for water supply to the washing tank (10), watering the water supplied into the washing tank (10) to wash the endoscope (60) and after the cleaning and disinfection work, watering and drainage, drainage for draining waste water The water level detecting unit for detecting the water level of the (10) and the controller 40 for controlling the overall operation.

The washing tank 10 sprays the water resupplied by the forward rotation of the sprinkling / draining pump 36 toward the endoscope 60 placed on the vessel 14 made of a stainless steel mesh to wash the endoscope 60. 12) and a stainless steel vessel 14 for holding the endoscope, and the water supply part is connected to the water supply pipe 52 and the water supply pipe 52 connected to a water pipe and the like, and opens a valve according to a control signal to clean the tub 10 It is composed of a water supply electromagnetic valve 34 to supply water.

The watering / draining part rotates forward according to the watering signal of the controller 40 and pulls the water of the washing tank 10 through the pipe 54 to rewater the water spraying wing 12 through the water supply pipe 56 to spray water. And, in response to the drain signal is composed of a watering / drainage pump 36 to draw the water of the washing tank 10 through the pipe 54 to discharge to the outside through the drain pipe 58, the ozone section ozone generation The gas sucked through the bubble pump 22 is passed between the bubble pump 22 providing a gas for the gas, the high pressure generator 26 generating the high pressure, and the electrode to which the high pressure provided by the high pressure generator 26 is applied. Ozone generator 24 for generating ozone, ozone generated from the ozone generator 24 is composed of an ozone contact tank 28 to receive in the washing tank 10 through the tube. Here, the baffle pump 22 of the ozone unit is a kind of air compressor for using general air to generate ozone, and when oxygen is used, an oxygen generator may be used instead of the bubble pump.

The water level detection unit is composed of a water level switch 32 which detects the water level in the washing tank 10 and provides it to the controller 40, and the controller 40 controls the water supply electromagnetic valve 34 to supply water and from the water level switch 32. When the proper water level is reached according to the transmitted signal, the water supply operation is stopped and the spraying / drainage pump 36 is controlled so that the spraying operation is performed, and the bubble pump 22 and the ozone generator 24 are controlled during the spraying operation. The ozone is generated, and when the washing and disinfection is completed after a predetermined time, the spraying / draining pump 36 is controlled to drain the water of the washing tank 10. Such a controller 40 may be implemented as a microcomputer and a control program.

Next, the operation of the endoscope ozone cleaning disinfection device according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Open the cover of the washing tank 10 and put the endoscope 60 used in the stainless steel wire container (14). Subsequently, the cover of the washing tank 10 is closed and the device is operated by operating a switch of an operation unit (not shown) (S1, S2).

When the operation switch is turned on, the controller 40 senses the current water level through the water level switch 32 and controls the water supply electronic valve 34 so that the water supply operation is performed if the water level is not appropriate (S3). When the valve of the water supply electromagnetic valve 34 is opened by the control of the controller 40, the water is supplied into the washing tank 10 through the water supply pipe 52. When the water level rises in the washing tank 10, the water level switch 32 detects the water level and provides it to the controller 40 (S4).

When the water in the washing tank 10 reaches the optimum level (operating level) by the water supply operation, the controller 40 closes the valve of the water supply electromagnetic valve 34 to stop the water supply operation, and then the watering / draining pump 36 Control the forward rotation to draw water from the washing tank 10 through the pipe 54 and generate water pressure to supply the water spray wing 12 through the resupply pipe 56, accordingly the water spray wing ( 12) to spray the water to the endoscope 60 to wash the endoscope (S5 ~ S7). In this case, the bubble pump 22 and the ozone generator 24 are controlled to generate ozone, and then ozone is provided in the washing tank 10 through the ozone contact tank 28 (S8). In this manner, the endoscope 60 is washed by the watering operation, and disinfection is performed by ozone.

When it is determined that the watering and disinfection time has been sufficiently washed and disinfected after a predetermined time, the controller 40 controls the bubble pump 22 and the ozone generator 24 to stop ozone generation, and the watering / draining pump ( By controlling the reverse rotation 36) to discharge the water of the washing tank 10 to the outside (S9 ~ S11).

When the drainage is completed, repeat the above process as needed to perform the cleaning and disinfection again or to recover the endoscope 60 to end the entire operation (S12, S13). In this case, although not shown in the drawing, a drying process using heat or a blower may be added after the drainage is completed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the endoscope is cleaned by the sprinkling operation, and ozone is generated during the sprinkling operation to disinfect the endoscope, thereby enabling a more complete disinfection by strong sterilizing power of ozone. In addition, it is easy to use and easy to install by automating the whole process by the controller.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

Claims (3)

delete delete In the endoscope ozone cleaning disinfection device for cleaning and sterilizing the endoscope, It consists of a water spray wing for washing the endoscope by sprinkling the water re-supplied by the forward rotation of the sprinkling / drainage pump, and a container for holding the endoscope, and washes the endoscope by the water to be sprayed and disinfects by ozone. A washing tank; A bubble pump providing gas for ozone generation, a high pressure generator generating high pressure, and an ozone generator generating ozone by passing a gas sucked through the bubble pump between the electrode to which the high pressure applied by the high pressure generator is applied; An ozone unit configured to provide ozone generated in the ozone generator to an ozone contact tank configured to provide ozone to the washing tank; A water supply electronic valve for supplying water to the washing tank; A sprinkling / drainage pump for pressurizing the water supplied into the washing tank and supplying it back to the washing tank to spray water and discharging the waste water in the washing tank after the washing and disinfection work is finished; A water level sensing unit for sensing the water level in the washing tank; And Control the water supply electronic valve to supply water and stop the water supply operation when the water level is reached according to the signal transmitted from the water level sensing unit, and then control the watering / draining pump to perform the watering operation. Endoscopic ozone washing and disinfection device characterized in that it comprises a controller to control the ozone unit to generate ozone, and to control the sprinkling / drainage pump to drain the water of the washing tank when washing and disinfection is completed after a predetermined time. .

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