DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF CLEANING AND DISINFECTING ENDOSCOPE
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Abstract
An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting device that cleans and disinfects an endoscope including plural types of channels having different fluid passing characteristics using a fluid includes a fluid supplying unit that supplies the fluid to the endoscope channels, a measuring unit that measures the pressure or the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the endoscope channels, and a detecting unit that performs a comparison calculation based on measured values obtained by the measurement and the set values so as to detect clogging states of the endoscope channels.
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27 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting device that cleans and disinfects an endoscope including plural types of channels having different fluid passing characteristics using a fluid, comprising:
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a fluid adjustment supplying unit that adjusts pressure or flow rates of the fluid to predetermined set values for each of the endoscope channels according to the fluid passing characteristics of the endoscope channels, and supplies the fluid to the endoscope channels; a measuring unit that measures the pressure or the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the endoscope channels; and a detecting unit that performs a comparison calculation based on measured values obtained by the measurement and the set values so as to detect clogging states of the endoscope channels, wherein the set values are set so that the measuring unit can measure the pressure or the flow rates of the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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8. (canceled)
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21. An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting device that sends a liquid to channels provided in an endoscope, comprising:
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a plurality of water sending pipings which leads a fluid to each channels of the endoscope; a measuring unit that measures a physical amount of the fluid flowing in each of the water sending pipings; a comparing unit that compares the measured result with a predetermined standard value; and a control unit that controls the fluid flowing in the channels of the endoscope for each of the endoscope channels based on the compared result from the comparing unit. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting method of cleaning and disinfecting an endoscope including plural types of channels having different fluid passing characteristics using a fluid, comprising:
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a fluid adjustment supplying step of adjusting pressure or flow rates of the fluid to predetermined set values for each of the endoscope channels according to the fluid passing characteristics of the endoscope channels, and supplies the fluid to the endoscope channels; a measuring step of measuring the pressure or the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the endoscope channels; and a detecting step of performing a comparison calculation based on measured values obtained by the measurement and the set values so as to detect clogging states of the endoscope channels, wherein the set values are set so that the measuring unit can measure the pressure or the flow rates of the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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