System and method for managing cleaning and disinfecting steps for endoscope
First Claim
1. A managing system for managing not only an endoscope washer-disinfector performing at least cleaning and disinfection with an insertion tube of an endoscope, the insertion tube being inserted into at least a duct of an object being examined, but also an endoscope apparatus performing an endoscopic examination using the endoscope, the system comprising:
- a first acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicative of a finish time of the endoscopic examination which is the newest and performed by the endoscope apparatus; and
a first manager configured to manage, at least, states of the cleaning and disinfection performed by the endoscope washer-disinfector depending on the information indicative of the finish time of the endoscopic examination acquired by the first acquiring unit.
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Abstract
A managing system manages not only an endoscope washer-disinfector performing cleaning and disinfection with an insertion tube of an endoscope but also an endoscope apparatus performing an endoscopic examination using the endoscope. The system comprises an acquiring unit and a manger. The acquiring unit acquires information indicative of a finish time of the endoscopic examination which is the newest and performed by the endoscope apparatus. The manager manages states of the cleaning and disinfection performed by the endoscope washer-disinfector depending on the information indicative of the finish time of the endoscopic examination acquired by the acquiring unit. Every time when an endoscopic examination is finished, the information indicative of the finish time of the endoscopic examination is updated. For example, a length of an elapsing time from the finish of each endoscopic examination is reflected in how the cleaning and disinfection is performed.
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26 Claims
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1. A managing system for managing not only an endoscope washer-disinfector performing at least cleaning and disinfection with an insertion tube of an endoscope, the insertion tube being inserted into at least a duct of an object being examined, but also an endoscope apparatus performing an endoscopic examination using the endoscope, the system comprising:
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a first acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicative of a finish time of the endoscopic examination which is the newest and performed by the endoscope apparatus; and
a first manager configured to manage, at least, states of the cleaning and disinfection performed by the endoscope washer-disinfector depending on the information indicative of the finish time of the endoscopic examination acquired by the first acquiring unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A managing method for managing not only an endoscope washer-disinfector performing at least cleaning and disinfection with an insertion tube of an endoscope, the insertion tube being inserted into at least a duct of an object being examined, but also an endoscope apparatus performing an endoscopic examination using the endoscope, the method comprising steps of:
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acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicative of a finish time of the endoscopic examination which is the newest and performed by the endoscope apparatus; and
managing, at least, states of the cleaning and disinfection performed by the endoscope washer-disinfector depending on the information indicative of the finish time of the endoscopic examination acquired. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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