KR20180065470A - Sterilizing Device for Biopsy Forceps of Endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a sterilizer for endoscope forceps, which is able to simultaneously wash and sterilize a reusable medical device, such as endoscope forceps, with a high risk of secondary infection by introducing a washing solution, washing with a washing means, sterilizing with a underwater plasma generator, and drying and sterilizing with a hot wind generating means. For the purpose, the sterilizer for endoscope forceps of the present invention comprises: a body (110) having a washing bath (111) formed therein to allow a washing solution for washing endoscope forceps (1) to flow thereinto so as to be stored therein; a holder (120, 120b, 120c) capable of situating the endoscope forceps (1), and including a body (121) having a bottom surface through which the washing solution is able to pass; a washing means formed on a bottom surface of the body (110) to wash the endoscope forceps (1); an underwater plasma generating unit (114) formed on the bottom surface of the body (110) to sterilize the endoscope forceps (1); and a hot wind generating means formed on one side of the body (110) to dry and sterilize the washed endoscope forceps (1) after the washing solution is drained.

Description

[0001] Sterilizing Device for Biopsy Forceps of Endoscope [0002]

The present invention relates to a sterilizer for endoscopic forceps which can perform cleaning, drying and sterilization treatment of a used endoscopic forceps, and more particularly to a sterilizer for removing endoscopic forceps remaining on the endoscopic forceps through washing with a washing liquid , An underwater plasma sterilization process is performed, a washing liquid is drained, and a drying and sterilization process is performed through a hot air generating device in one device.

Nowadays, regular health checkups have become established, and many people are undergoing endoscopy during the medical checkups, and the number of people undergoing endoscopy is increasing. Endoscopy uses forceps equipped with an endoscope to remove tissue for biopsy for histological examination. The forceps used may have remaining tissue tissue, and may be pathogenic, non-pathogenic, spore, spore, etc. May exist. Therefore, when endoscopic forceps or the like are reused in a state where the sterilization process is not completed, the risk of infecting the disease at the time of examination is very high.

Although disposable forceps are used because of such a danger, disposable forceps are manufactured at a low cost, so they are inferior in performance to recycled forceps and may cause damage to expensive endoscopic devices. Secondary environmental pollution can also be caused in disposable forceps, and it is required to incur enormous cost to prevent such environmental pollution.

Because of these problems, reusable forceps are often used in endoscopy in clinical settings. However, as mentioned above, the reusable forceps are functionally excellent, but they are exposed to various infectious diseases, so thorough sterilization management of the forceps used is necessary.

At present, medical sterilizers include high pressure steam sterilizer, EO gas (Ethylene Oxide gas) sterilizer, and low temperature plasma sterilizer. In the case of high pressure steam sterilizer, high pressure steam may cause problems in deformation and durability of medical equipment, Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to use it safely because high-temperature steam is used. In case of EO gas sterilizer, toxicity of EO gas may cause problems.

The low temperature plasma sterilizer can be regarded as a safe and environmentally friendly sterilizer by using hydrogen peroxide as a sterilizing material. As one of techniques using low-temperature plasma, as shown in Patent Registration No. 10-1020518, sterilization of a medical instrument performing sterilization treatment using low-temperature plasma and ozone gas and operation of supplying hot air and drying (Hereinafter referred to as " Prior Art 1 "). However, in the prior art 1, a sterilizing material is required to generate a low-temperature plasma in the sterilizing gas generating means 210 as shown in FIG. In addition, since the hot air is merely a means for drying in the prior art 1, ozone gas is additionally provided for a more complete sterilization treatment before drying, so that there is a problem in that the required overall configuration is increased. Further, in the prior art 1, there is no constitution capable of washing the object to be washed, so that there is also a problem that an additional cleaning device is required to clean the object to be washed.

On the other hand, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 10-2010-0056858 discloses a technique (hereinafter referred to as "Conventional Technology 2") for performing sterilization treatment using an underwater plasma. As shown in FIG. 2, And a sterilizing and cleaning device including the ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves in the cleaning liquid of the cleaning tank, the plasma generator, and the ultrasonic generator, the body having a washing tank for containing the washing liquid for washing the object to be washed, to be. However, in the conventional technique 2, the object to be cleaned can be cleaned and the sterilization treatment can be performed using plasma. However, the sterilization treatment using the low-voltage plasma can completely kill the pathogens, non-pathogenic bacteria, It is not possible to know whether sterilization is possible, and there is a problem that the risk of the secondary infection is not completely removed when the forceps are reused. In addition, since the disinfection device shown in the prior art 2 can not dry the object to be cleaned, there is a problem that the device needs to be dried in another drying device in order to reuse the medical device.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1020518 (Announcement of Mar., 2011) Published Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0056858 (Published May 28, 2010)

The object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for sterilizing an object to be cleaned by using a washing device, a washing device, a sterilization process using an underwater plasma generator, drying and sterilizing And to provide a sterilizer for endoscopic forceps capable of performing simultaneous cleaning and sterilization of a reusable medical device having a high risk of secondary infection such as an endoscopic forceps.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are not intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. There will be.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a sterilizer for endoscopic forceps 1 includes a main body 110 having a washing tub 111 for receiving and containing a washing liquid for washing the endoscopic forceps 1, (120, 120b, 120c) comprising a body (121) capable of placing a clamp (1) and having a bottom surface of a structure through which a wash fluid can pass; A washing means provided on the bottom surface of the main body 110 for generating a washing solution, hot air generating means formed on one side of the main body 110 for drying and sterilizing the endoscope forceps 1 washed after draining the washing liquid, A hot air inlet 116 and a hot air outlet 117 are provided on one side and the other side of the washing tub 111 so that hot air generated in the washing tub 111 can flow out through the washing tub 111. [

The endoscopic forceps sterilizer may further include an underwater plasma generator 114 in the main body 110 for sterilizing the endoscopic forceps 1.

The washing means includes impellers 115 and 215 formed on the inner bottom surface of the main body 110 and a motor 140 driving the impellers 115 and 215. The washing machine Space portions 123 and 123b are formed at the center so as to send the washing liquid flowing out through the impeller outlets 115b and 215b formed on the impellers 115 and 215 and the plasma toward the endoscopic forceps 1 .

The cleaning means may be formed of an ultrasonic wave generator 145 formed on the bottom surface of the main body 110.

In another embodiment, the hot air generating means includes a hot air fan 150 having one side connected to the hot air inlet 116 and the other side connected to one side of the connecting pipe 153, And the hot air outlet 117 may be connected to the hot air outlet 117.

The hot air fan 150 includes a heat generating unit 150a for generating heat and a blowing unit 150b for flowing air in one direction and a connection pipe 153 between the hot air fan 150 and the hot air outlet 117 May be further provided with a moisture removing filter 154. [

In addition, recesses 126, 126b, and 126c may be further formed on the bottom surfaces of the bodies 121, 120b, and 120c formed on the cradles 120, 120b, and 120c.

The endoscopic forceps sterilizer according to the embodiment of the present invention can perform the cleaning, drying and sterilization processes together with the endoscopic forceps used in the examination, so that the risk of the secondary infection can be eliminated, There is an advantage that can be performed.

The sterilizer for endoscopic forceps according to the present invention sterilizes the reusable medical device by using an underwater plasma generator in a state where the washing liquid is introduced without using an additional sterilizing material and further performs sterilization treatment through hot air, There is also the advantage that it is environmentally friendly sterilization, which does not use additional sterilization materials as in sterilization machines.

Further, since the sterilizer for endoscopic forceps of the present invention raises the air to a high temperature at atmospheric pressure for sterilization treatment, it can be easily raised to a high temperature and requires less energy, and since a high-pressure steam such as a high pressure steam sterilizer is not used, It is not required to provide a structure for high pressure, and the risk of burns and the like is remarkably reduced, so that it can be used safely.

Figure 1 shows a conventional device for sterilizing and drying a medical instrument.
2. Conventional medical disinfection device.
3 is a state diagram of the sterilizer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a sectional view of the sterilizer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
(a) Right and left sectional views (b) Front and rear sectional views
5 is a schematic view of the hot air generating means of the present invention.
6 is a state diagram of a sterilizer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7. A sectional view of a sterilizer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8. Another embodiment of the endoscopic forceps cradle of the present invention.
(a) a holder formed with a hollow space portion.
(b) a holder having a side surface with a space portion.
(c) a receptacle on which no space is formed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" (connected, connected, coupled) with another part, it is not only the case where it is "directly connected" "Is included. Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a main configuration of an endoscopic forceps sterilizer in an isolated state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

3, the sterilizer for endoscopic forceps according to the present invention includes a main body 110 and a cradle 120 installed on the main body 110 and capable of placing objects to be washed such as an endoscopic forceps 1, And a lid 130 that can cover the upper surface of the main body 110.

Referring to FIG. 3, a main body 110 is provided with a washing tub 111 capable of containing a washing liquid. A washing liquid inlet port 112 through which the washing liquid can be introduced is formed at one side of the washing tub 111. A washing liquid draining hole 113 is formed in the bottom surface of the washing tub 111 for discharging the washing liquid after washing have. The washing liquid draining port 113 may be formed on a side surface close to the bottom surface of the washing tub 111. A valve (not shown) may be formed in the washing liquid inlet 112 and the drain opening 113 to selectively or manually open or close the valve.

A washing means is provided on the bottom surface of the washing tub 111 so as to allow the washing fluid contained in the washing tub 111 to flow so as to wash the washing object placed on the loading table 120. 3, an impeller 115 for generating a flow of the washing liquid on the bottom surface, a driving unit (not shown) formed inside the impeller 115, and the driving unit (not shown) are rotated And may include a driving motor 140.

As shown in FIG. 3, the impeller 150 is provided with an impeller inlet 115a at a lower portion thereof for radially introducing a washing liquid and a below-mentioned water plasma, and an upper portion of the impeller 150a An impeller outlet 115b may be formed so as to discharge the plasma radially. At this time, it is preferable that the upper surface 115c of the impeller outlet 115b is closed to allow the washing liquid and the plasma to flow out radially from the impeller outlet 115b. Further, a filter (not shown) may be additionally formed in the impeller inlet 115a, and may be detachable from the washing tub 111 so as to be separately cleaned.

An underwater plasma generator 114 for sterilizing or sterilizing a medical instrument is formed on the bottom surface of the washing tub 111 of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the water vapor plasma generating part 114 is installed on the inner bottom surface of the washing tub 111, but it may be installed at another position such as the lower side of the washing tub 111. The underwater plasma generating unit 114 of the present invention does not require a separate sterilizing material such as hydrogen peroxide because it decomposes the washing liquid such as water and generates a plasma such as a hydroxyl group having an oxidizing power and a sterilizing power.

In the present invention, hot air generating means is provided for drying and washing the washed material to be further sterilized. A hot air inlet 116 and a hot air outlet 117 are connected to one side of the washing tank 111, Respectively. The hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117 may be formed on opposite surfaces or may be formed on different surfaces depending on the structure. At this time, a filter (not shown) may be additionally formed in the hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117.

Since the hot air generating means is configured to blow the hot gas into the inside of the washing tub 111, the hot air generating means is a device in which the washing liquid is discharged from the washing tub 111, And it should be constructed so that liquid such as washing liquid does not flow into the hot air generating means even during the washing process. Therefore, the hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (b) are waterproof when the cleaning liquid is contained in the cleaning tank 111 and are formed to be opened when the cleaning liquid is drained and dried do. The hot air inlet 116 and the outlet 117 may be formed in a sliding manner, or may be formed in a rotating manner through a hinge, and the operation of the hot air inlet 116 and the outlet 117 may be manually or automatically controlled.

The hot air generating means is configured such that hot air flows into the washing tub through the hot air inlet port 116 and air in the washing tub flows out through the hot air outlet 117 and then the hot gas flows into the washing tub 111 again. One method of continuously introducing the hot air into the washing tub 111 is to make the outside air into hot air through hot air generating means and then into the washing tub 111 through the hot air inlet 116 And the air in the washing tub 111 is discharged to the outside without circulating through the outlet 116. [ In this method, the blowing means 150b may be formed on the hot air inlet 116 side or on the hot air outlet 117 side.

5, there may be a method in which the hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117 are connected to introduce the hot air circulated to the washing tub 111, as shown in FIG.

The hot air generating means for circulating air in the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 (b) and FIG. 5 as follows.

The hot air generating means includes a hot air fan 150 including a heat generating means 150a and a blowing means 150b and may be connected to one side of the hot air inflow pipe 151 which is connected to the hot air inflow port 116 . The hot air inflow pipe 151 may be inclined as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Such a structure may be effective to prevent liquid such as a washing liquid from flowing into the hot air generator 150.

The other side is connected to a connection pipe 153 connected to the hot air outlet 117. The hot air outlet 117 and the connection pipe 153 are connected to each other through a hot air outlet pipe 152 having a diameter different from that of the connection pipe 153 so as to facilitate air outflow into the washing tub 111 There may be. The hot air outlet 117 may be located at a position higher than the hot air inlet 116 because the hot air containing water vapor may flow out during the drying process. Meanwhile, the heat generating means 150a may be of various types, such as a conventional hot line, and the blowing means 150b may be a conventional blowing means such as a blower or a pump.

At this time, since the inside of the washing tub and the object to be washed are dried, water vapor is generated and it can reach the hot air fan 150 through the outlet 117. Therefore, the moisture removing filter 154 And a moisture storage unit 155 may be formed at one end of the moisture removal filter 155 so as to store the recovered moisture and discharge it to the outside. Although not shown in FIG. 5, a vent (not shown) capable of discharging air to the outside may be connected to the connecting pipe 153 connected to the front and rear of the blowing means 150b and / or the outlet 117 . Air may be discharged to the outside through a vent (not shown) when the pressure inside the washing tub 111 becomes equal to or higher than a set pressure due to the influence of water vapor or the like or when air circulation is not desired.

4 (b) of the present invention shows that the hot air generating means is installed inside the main body 111, but it may be installed outside the main body according to the size or material of the sterilizer.

In the present invention, the hot air generating means heats the air and sends the hot air to the inside of the washing tub to perform drying and sterilization. In a typical medical device made of metal or the like, drying through hot air may be possible, but it is difficult to raise the temperature to such an extent that sterilizing various microorganisms that may remain in the medical device. For this reason, it is difficult to use hot air for sterilization, and sterilization using high-pressure steam or EO gas has been mainly used. However, the inventor of the present invention noted that a thin, long-type medical instrument such as an endoscopic forceps 1 can elevate the temperature sufficiently to sterilize various kinds of microbes by hot hot air, A hot air generating means capable of easily generating a high temperature even at atmospheric pressure for drying and sterilizing treatment was adopted.

3, the main body 110 is provided with an operating portion 118 for performing a sterilizer setting, on / off, and the like, and a display portion 119 for displaying an operating state and the like, and the sterilizer 100 And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the operation. 3, the operation unit 118, the display unit 119, and the control unit (not shown) may be integrally formed in the main body 110, or may be formed in a separate form There will be. In addition, the body 110 may further include sensors for checking the level of the cleaning fluid, the temperature inside the cleaning vessel, and whether the door is open or closed for accurate and stable operation.

 Next, a cradle 120 capable of receiving a medical instrument such as the endoscopic forceps 1 will be described as follows. 3, the cradle 120 includes a cradle body 121 in the form of a tray and an extension 125 formed on both sides of the body 121. As shown in Fig. The extending portion 125 not only functions to be supported by the main body 125 when the cradle 120 is installed on the main body 111 but also functions as a handle. As shown in FIG. 3, concave and convex portions may be formed at an end of the extending portion 125. In the case where the protrusions and recesses are formed at the ends of the extension portions 125, as shown in Fig. 4 (a), the portions supported by the main body 111 and the portions contacting the lid 130 So that more stable sealing is achieved.

A space portion is formed on the bottom surface of the body 121 of the holder 120 shown in FIG. 3. For example, a hollow space 123 is formed. This mount 120 is intended for use in the case of an impeller 115 having an outlet 115b configured to flow out in a horizontal direction as shown in FIG. The outlet 115b of the impeller 115 is inserted into the hollow space 123 and protruded to the upper portion of the body 121 when the cradle 120 is installed in the body 110. [ In addition, the inclined portion 124 may be formed around the hollow space 123 so that the cleaning liquid and the plasma can be smoothly sent in the direction of the object to be cleaned. Through such a configuration, the driving unit (not shown) provided inside the impeller 115 rotates, the impeller 115 itself rotates, or the inlet 115a of the impeller 115 rotates, The washing liquid and the plasma flow into the impeller inlet 115a positioned at the lower end of the impeller inlet 115a and flow out through the impeller outlet 115b to effectively clean the object to be cleaned such as the endoscope clamp 1 mounted on the cradle body 121 A primary sterilization treatment can be performed.

In the meantime, since the sterilizer according to the present invention performs the steps from washing to drying and sterilization, it includes a step of introducing and discharging the washing liquid, and the washing liquid or the like easily enters the cradle body 121 and can be easily removed . It is preferable that at least a part of the bottom surface of the cradle body 121 is structured so as to easily flow the liquid such as a lattice structure. At this time, the lattice structure may be formed in a lattice structure that is sufficiently dense that the residues of the living tissue, which may remain in the object to be cleaned, may remain in the body 121 if necessary.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a lid 130 which can cover the main body 110 during the washing, drying and sterilization process. The cover 130 may be configured to stably seal the washing tub 111 after the holder 120 is installed, and it is also possible to form a conventional locking portion for stable sealing and locking. At this time, a configuration corresponding to the locking portion of the lid 130 should be formed on the main body 110. The cover 130 may be formed with one or more knobs 131 for convenient opening and closing and the cover 130 may be completely separated from the body 110 as shown in FIG. 110 in a rotatable manner. The lid 130 may be made of a transparent material so that the inside of the washing tub 111 can be seen from the outside.

Above, a case has been described in which the cleaning means is an impeller 115 whose outlet 115b is formed as a side surface. However, the impeller 215 having the outlet 215b formed in the upward direction as shown in Fig. 6 may also be possible. In this case, the holder 120b as shown in FIG. 6 can be used together. The space portion 123b of the holder 120b is formed with a space portion And an upper surface 129b is formed. When the impeller 215 and the cradle 120b shown in FIG. 6 are combined, the shape and function of the impeller 215 and the cradle 120 are not significantly different from those of the impeller 115 and the cradle 120 shown in FIG.

In the above, the case where the cleaning means is the impellers 115 and 215 has been described. However, the cleaning means may vibrate the cleaning liquid to allow cleaning and plasma diffusion. Referring to FIG. 7 showing such an embodiment, the cleaning means may be formed of an ultrasonic wave generator 145 formed on the bottom surface of the washing tub 111. In this case, the cradles 120 and 120b may be used as the cradles 120 and 120b in which the space portions 123 and 123b are formed on the bottom surface of the body 121, as described above. However, A holder 120c on which no space is formed can be used. It is preferable that at least a part of the body of the holder 120c in which the space portion is not formed is formed in a structure such that the washing liquid can easily escape like a lattice structure.

8, recesses 126, 126b, and 126c are formed on the bottom surfaces of the cradles 120, 120b, and 120c to collect living tissue residues and the like that are separated from the forceps 1 during the cleaning process May be additionally formed. At this time, a pedestal 127c may be additionally formed for stable storage in the pedestal 120c without a space.

The operation of the endoscopic forceps sterilizer of the present invention constructed as described above will be described below.

First, the user opens the lid 130 of the sterilizer 100 and places the shelves 120, 120b, and 120c inside the washing tub 111. At this time, the body of the cradles 120, 120b, and 120c is provided with an endoscopic forceps 1 requiring cleaning and sterilization. When the impeller 115 or 215 is included in the cleaning means, the cradle 120 or 120b having the space 123 or 123b is used and the cradle 120 or 120b uses the impeller 115 or 215 So that interference does not occur.

Thereafter, when the door is closed and the operation unit 118 is operated to perform the operation, the cleaning / sterilization processing operation and the drying / sterilization processing operation are performed through a control unit (not shown).

First, the cleaning / disinfecting operation will be described. The cleaning liquid is supplied into the washing tub 111 through the washing liquid inlet 112. At this time, the hot air generating means does not operate and the hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117 are kept closed. The washing liquid is introduced to a sufficient degree that the washing liquid can be sufficiently locked, and then the valve (not shown) is closed to stop the supply of the washing liquid.

Then, the plasma generator 114 and the cleaning means are operated. At this time, the plasma generator 114 can be controlled to operate before the supply of the cleaning liquid is completed. Further, when the impeller 115, 215 is included as the cleaning means, the cleaning means may be controlled to operate before the supply of the cleaning liquid is completed.

When the plasma generator 114 and the cleaning means are operated together, the plasma is uniformly diffused into the cleaning liquid by the flow or vibration of the cleaning liquid by the operation of the cleaning means such as the impellers 115 and 215 or the ultrasonic generator 145 The washing liquid containing the plasma is used to wash and sterilize the material to be washed. In this case, when the impellers 115 and 215 are used, the flow of the washing liquid is relatively large and the washing liquid can be forced to flow in the direction of the object to be washed, so that the washing and plasma diffusion effects may be relatively large .

The operation of the cleaning means and the plasma generating device 114 is stopped after performing the predetermined time or the predetermined number of times of cleaning / sterilizing operation. Then, the valve (not shown) of the drain hole 113 provided in the cleaning tank is opened to drain the cleaning solution, and then the valve (not shown) of the drain hole 113 is closed. This completes the cleaning / sterilization treatment operation.

Next, the sterilizer 100 of the present invention performs a drying / sterilizing operation. In this regard, the hot air inlet 116 and the hot air outlet 117 are controlled to be opened.

Thereafter, the high-temperature generating means 150a and the blowing means 150b included in the hot air fan 150 are operated to introduce hot air at a high temperature through the hot air inflow port 116 into the washing tub 111, 111) and the washings are dried. The hot air generating means is circulated through the washing tub 111. Air including steam generated in the drying process is discharged through the hot air outlet 117 and flows into the blowing means 150b. At this time, in order to remove moisture of water vapor, the moisture-removed air is passed through the water removing filter 154 before being introduced into the air blowing means 150b, is dried through the blowing means 150b and the high temperature generating means 150a So that the high-temperature air can be continuously supplied into the washing tub 111.

When the water vapor inside the washing tub is completely evaporated, the drying process is completed and sterilization processing operation is performed through continuous hot air supply. The dry air can easily rise to a high temperature through the high-temperature generating means 150a, and a medical device such as a string-type endoscopic forceps 1 can be heated to a high temperature through a small amount of energy. If the temperature and time necessary for sterilization are set in advance, sterilization can be effectively performed through the operation of the continuous hot air generating means.

After completion of the drying / sterilization processing operation, the operation is performed at a normal atmospheric pressure and the air is raised to a high temperature, so that it is not as dangerous as when the cover 130 is opened like a sterilizer using high pressure steam. The lid 130 may be opened to use the cleaned and sterilized medical device.

The sterilizer 100 of the present invention can perform the cleaning, sterilizing, drying and sterilization processing operations together in one apparatus as described above, but may perform the cleaning / sterilization processing operation or the drying / sterilization processing operation independently as needed .

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

1: clamp 100: sterilizer
110: main body 111: washing tank
112: inlet 113: outlet
114: plasma generator 115, 215: impeller
115a, 215a: impeller inlet 115b, 215b: impeller outlet
115c: impeller upper surface 116: hot air inlet
117: hot air outlet 118:
119: display portions 120, 120b, 120c:
121, 121b, 121c: cradle body 122, 122b, 122c: cradle body side
123, 123b: Space section 124, 124b: Space section slope surface
125, 125b: cradle extension part 126, 126b, 126c:
127c: pedestal 130: cover
131: cover handle 140: drive motor
145: Ultrasonic generator 150:
150a: Heat generating means 150b:
151: Hot air inflow pipe 152: Hot air inflow pipe
153: Connector 154: Moisture removal filter
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Claims (7)

A main body 110 having a washing tub 111 capable of receiving and containing a washing liquid for washing the endoscopic forceps 1; A cradle (120, 120b, 120c) including a body (121) capable of positioning the endoscope clamp (1) and having a bottom surface through which a cleaning liquid can pass; Cleaning means formed on a bottom surface of the main body 110 for cleaning the endoscope forceps 1; A hot air generating means provided on one side of the main body 110 for drying and sterilizing the endoscopic forceps 1 washed after draining the washing liquid; And a hot air inlet (116) and a hot air outlet (117) are formed on one side and the other side of the washing tub (111) so that the hot air generated from the hot air generating means can flow out through the washing tub (111) Sterilizer for use.
The endoscopic forceps sterilizer according to claim 1, further comprising an underwater plasma generator (114) in the main body (110) for sterilizing the endoscopic forceps (1).
The washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the washing means includes impellers (115, 215) formed on an inner bottom surface of the body (110) and a motor (140) for driving the impellers (115, 215)
The washing liquid and the plasma flowing through the impeller outlets 115b and 215b formed on the upper portions of the impellers 115 and 215 are supplied to the center of the cradles 120 and 120b in the direction of the endoscopic forceps 1 (123, 123b) are formed on the inner surface of the sterilizer.
The endoscopic forceps sterilizer according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning means is an ultrasonic generator (145) formed on a bottom surface of the main body (110).
The hot air generator according to claim 1, wherein the hot air generating unit includes a hot air fan (150) having one side connected to the hot air inlet (116) and the other side connected to one side of the connecting pipe (153) And the hot air outlet (117) is connected to the hot air outlet (117).
The air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the hot air (150) includes a heat generating unit (150a) for generating heat and a blowing unit (150b) for flowing air in one direction,
Wherein a water removing filter (1540) is additionally provided on a connecting pipe (153) between the hot air (150) and the hot air outlet (117).
7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein recesses (126, 126b, 126c) are additionally formed on the bottom surfaces of the bodies (121, 121b, 121c) formed in the cradles (120, 120b, 120c).

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