Automatic washer disinfector apparatus

• US 20020161460A1
• Filed: 06/19/2002
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Noguchi, Toshiaki
• Application Number:
  US10/175,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20020161460A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00059 provided with identification means for the endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/123 using washing machines
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/701 for flexible tubular instruments, e.g. endoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/70 Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/18 Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/24 Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/04 Cleaning involving contact with liquid

Abstract

An automatic washer disinfector apparatus performs cleaning/disinfection of an object under program control, a data storage medium which stores therein identification data concerning the object is individually provided on each object to be cleaned/disinfected, and at least one RFID transmission/reception circuit main body which enables data communication with the data storage medium when an arbitrary object is set in a cleaning chamber of the automatic washer disinfector apparatus is provided on the inside, the surface or the outer side of the automatic washer disinfector apparatus. Further, an appropriate program is selected from a plurality of cleaning/disinfection programs based on the identification data of the object obtained by data communication with the data storage medium, and the selected program is activated, thereby cleaning/disinfecting the object.

Claims

1. An automatic washer disinfector apparatus which cleans/disinfects an object under program control,

wherein a data storage medium which stores therein identification data concerning said each object is individually provided on said each object to be cleaned/disinfected,

wherein at least one transmission/reception device which enables data communication with said data storage medium when an arbitrary object is set in a cleaning chamber of said automatic washer disinfector apparatus is provided on the inside, the surface or the outer side of said automatic washer disinfector apparatus, and

wherein an appropriate program is selected from a plurality of cleaning/disinfection programs based on said identification data of said object obtained by data communication with said data storage medium, and said selected program is activated, thereby performing cleaning/disinfection of said object.

2. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said identification data stored in said data storage medium can be read or changed on each data storage medium.

3. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data storage medium is designed as an RFID (transponder).

4. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one transmission/reception device is arranged inside or on the surface of an inner wall of said cleaning chamber of said automatic washer disinfector apparatus.

5. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one transmission/reception device is arranged on the outer side of said cleaning chamber of said automatic washer disinfector apparatus.

6. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said at least one transmission/reception device is closely arranged at the rear of one wall of said cleaning chamber of said automatic washer disinfector apparatus.

7. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a wall of said cleaning chamber which is at a part of said at least one transmission/reception device is made of one non-metal foil or plate.

8. The automatic washer disinfector apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage medium is further provided on an accommodation device which accommodates therein said object to be cleaned/disinfected.