Unlock instant, AI-driven research and patent intelligence for your innovation.

Medical equipment cleaning equipment

A technology for cleaning equipment and medical appliances, which can be applied to other medical appliances, medical containers, surgical equipment, etc., and can solve problems such as the reduction of nursing staff, infection, and increased functions and responsibilities

Active Publication Date: 2018-07-17
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
View PDF16 Cites 0 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

[0006] Unfortunately, due to increased functions and responsibilities, shrinking nursing staff, and inadequate training, scrubbing is often neglected or poorly performed
Poorly scrubbed stained spots can harbor microorganisms that, if allowed to enter a patient, can lead to serious infections
Also, supervision is nearly impossible, since unless the supervisor can actually observe the scrub being performed, the supervisor has no way of knowing whether it was properly conducted or performed
Also, there may be no evidence that alcohol swabs were performed without at least adequate microscopic examination of microbial residues

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Medical equipment cleaning equipment
  • Medical equipment cleaning equipment
  • Medical equipment cleaning equipment

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0041] Specific implementation plan

[0042] According to a preferred embodiment, the cleaning device may include a cover and a movable diaphragm arranged in the cover. The movable diaphragm may contain a cavity containing a cleaning agent. When the medical appliance is inserted into the cleaning device, the cleaning agent can flow around the diaphragm and be applied to the medical appliance. This configuration does not require foam or wet pads / compressible materials commonly found in traditional medical appliance cleaning equipment.

[0043] The cleaning agent may be any chemical product, substance or material that cleans the stains caused by bacteria or virus microorganisms, or any carrier containing the chemical product, substance or material. Examples of a cleaning agent include, but are not limited to: isopropanol, chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine, hydrogen peroxide, soap, and hydrochloric acid. In some embodiments, the cleaning agent is fluid or liquid, and can also be imple...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

Disclosed is a cleaning device for medical appliances. The cleaning device includes a housing, a cleaning agent within the housing, and a movable membrane in the housing that retains the cleaning agent within the housing until the housing accommodates the contamination point of the medical implement. Related devices, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Description

[0001] Cross references to related applications [0002] This PCT application claims priority to the US Patent Application Serial No. 13 / 844687 entitled "Medical Implement Cleaning Device" filed on March 15, 2013, the filing date and the entire disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Technical field [0003] The subject described in this application relates to cleaning equipment for medical appliances. Background technique [0004] In the medical field, especially in the field of infusing fluids to patients or pumping fluids from patients, it is necessary to prevent pathogens from spreading to the patient's body or body from the potentially contaminated surface or "staining spot" of medical devices. Such pathogens include microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. The spread of pathogens into the patient's body may cause infection, which may be life-threatening. Specific to the medical and health environment, the term "nosocomial infection" de...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B90/00A61M39/16A61L2/16B08B1/00
CPCA61L2/186A61L2/23A61L2202/24A61M39/162A61M39/20A61M2205/11A61B90/70B08B3/04A61J1/00B08B1/00A61L2/16A61B50/30A61M39/16A61B2050/3008
Inventor B·E·罗杰斯
Owner 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO