Endoscope and method for sterilizing endoscope

An endoscope and airtight technology, applied in the field of endoscope status, can solve problems such as inability to ventilate the endoscope, difficulty in quickly removing moisture, cost, and unfavorable storage space

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-20
FUJIFILM CORP
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However, the inside of the endoscope cannot be sufficiently ventilated until the endoscope is taken out of the sterilization bag for use, and it is difficult to quickly remove the moisture (moisture) inside the endoscope.
[0016] In addition, the autoclave sterilizer disclosed in Patent Document 4 is relatively large, and it is disadvantageous in terms of cost and storage space to prepare such a sterilizer for each endoscope.
In addition, Patent Document 4 does not disclose or suggest at all a method for confirming the state of an endoscope after autoclave sterilization or a method for removing moisture inside the endoscope.

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[0046] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, for ease of understanding, the sizes (scales) of the devices depicted in the drawings may not necessarily be the same, but those skilled in the art can understand the relationship between the devices from the drawings.

[0047] In each of the embodiments of the present invention described below, a thick-diameter bush that fits into the opening (opening portion) of the sterilization bag is placed in the midway part of the universal cord (universal cable), and connected The diameter of the part is formed to be smaller than that of the bush. Furthermore, the endoscope can be sterilized with the connector part taken out from the opening of the sterilization bag to the outside, and after sterilization, the sterilized state of the endoscope main body (insertion part and handle operation part) can be maintained. , It is possible to ventilate the internal space and per...

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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique which allows a state of an endoscope to be confirmed while an endoscope body is housed in a simple sterilization bag. SOLUTION: To the intermediate part of a universal cable 40 between the endoscope body 20 (insertion tube 25 and hand control section 30) and an LG (Light Guide) connector 45, an intermediate bush 60 having a diameter larger than the LG connector 45 and an electric connector 55 is airtightly attached. When housing the endoscope body 20 in the sterilization bag 70, the LG connector 45 and the electric connector 55 are taken out from the inside of the sterilization bag 70 to the outside through the opening of an opening part bush 73, and the intermediate bush 60 is airtightly inserted in and attached to the opening part bush 73. Thus, various kinds of checks of the endoscope body 20 housed in the sterilization bag 70 are performed through the LG connector 45 and the electric connector 55 arranged on the outside. COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an endoscope that can be housed in a sterilization bag (sterilization bag) and a method for sterilizing the endoscope, and more particularly to a device that can confirm the state of the endoscope (endoscope main body) housed in the sterilization bag technology. Background technique [0002] In the medical field, diagnosis and treatment using an endoscope are widely performed. For example, treatments such as imaging diagnosis of a desired part in a body cavity and resection of an affected part by a treatment tool are performed. Since the endoscope used for such diagnosis and treatment has body fluids, pathogens, etc. attached to the patient, the endoscope after use needs to be cleaned and sterilized (disinfected). [0003] Various methods have been proposed for cleaning and sterilizing endoscopes. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method: using a simple cleaning system with a plurality of simple cleaning tanks compos...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B1/00A61L2/04
Inventor 山根健二井山胜藏细野康幸大田恭义尾崎多可雄
Owner FUJIFILM CORP
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