Endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine which comprises a machine cabinet and a cleaning basin arranged at the top of the machine cabinet. A pipeline system, a plurality of liquid storage tanks, a cleaning liquid box assembly and a gas generating device are arranged on the machine cabinet, and enzyme liquid and disinfectant in the liquid storage tanks, cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid box assembly and drying gas output by the gas generating device are supplied into the cleaning basin through an input pipeline in the pipeline system. One part of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning basin is discharged into the cleaning liquid box assembly through an output pipeline in the pipeline system, and the other part of the cleaning liquid is directly discharged outwards; wherein the cleaning liquid box assembly comprises a square box body, a supporting seat and a heating assembly, the heating assembly is arranged on the square box body to heat cleaning liquid, and the square box body is installed on a bottom plate of the cabinet through the supporting seat located on the lower portion so that a gap can exist between a discharging opening located in the bottom of the square box body and the bottom plate. The cleaning device can recycle cleaning liquid and has the advantages of being compact in structure and high in practicability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of medical equipment, in particular to an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine. Background Art

[0002] During endoscope-related surgeries, the patient's blood, mucus, and tissue debris may remain in the endoscope tubing; therefore, after each use of the endoscope, medical staff must clean the residues inside and outside the endoscope tubing.

[0003] At present, the cleaning of endoscopes is generally done manually by medical staff in the department using the endoscope. When cleaning the internal pipelines of the endoscope, medical staff hold a brush for manual cleaning, which leads to defects such as high work intensity, time-consuming and labor-intensive. With the development of technology, endoscope cleaning equipment has appeared in the prior art to replace manual cleaning, such as an endoscope cleaning device and endoscope cleaning equipment disclosed in Chinese patent document CN202211405676.X. The above prior art can realize the automatic cleaning of endoscopes.

[0004] In endoscope cleaning equipment, since water washing, enzyme washing, alcohol washing and other operations are required, a pipeline system is often required to realize the cleaning operations at different stages; in the prior art, the cleaning liquid is directly discharged during the cleaning process, which will cause part of the cleaning liquid that can be recycled to be lost, resulting in a waste of the cleaning liquid. In addition, there is also the disadvantage that the cleaning liquid temperature is low and it cannot be heated to reach the optimal cleaning temperature range. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to at least partially solve the deficiencies in the prior art, the main purpose of the utility model is to provide an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine that can recycle cleaning fluid.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned main purpose, the utility model discloses an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine, including a cabinet and a cleaning basin, wherein the cleaning basin is arranged on the top of the cabinet; a pipeline system, multiple liquid storage tanks, a cleaning liquid tank assembly and a gas generating device are provided on the cabinet, the enzyme liquid and disinfectant in the liquid storage tanks, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank assembly and the drying gas output by the gas generating device are supplied to the cleaning basin via an input pipeline in the pipeline system, a part of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning basin is discharged into the cleaning liquid tank assembly via an output pipeline in the pipeline system, and the other part of the cleaning liquid is directly discharged outward; wherein the cleaning liquid tank assembly includes a square box body, a support seat and a heating assembly, the heating assembly is arranged on the square box body to heat the cleaning liquid, and the square box body is installed on the bottom plate of the cabinet through a support seat located below so that there is a gap between the discharge port located at the bottom thereof and the bottom plate.

[0007] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the heating assembly includes a vertically arranged electric heating rod, and the electric heating rod is installed on the top wall of the square box.

[0008] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the number of the electric heating rods is two or more, and the two or more electric heating rods are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction.

[0009] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the cleaning liquid tank assembly further includes a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cleaning liquid, and the temperature sensor is mounted on the square box body.

[0010] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the temperature sensor is a temperature sensing rod type sensor vertically installed on the top wall of the square box.

[0011] According to a specific implementation of the present utility model, the number of the support bases is two, and the two support bases are located on opposite sides of the square box in the left-right direction.

[0012] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the support seat is in an L-shaped plate shape.

[0013] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the cleaning liquid tank assembly further includes a liquid level sensor mounted on the top wall of the square tank body.

[0014] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, a plurality of liquid storage tanks, a cleaning liquid tank assembly and a gas generating device are sequentially arranged in the front-to-back direction, and a plurality of liquid storage tanks are arranged side by side in the left-to-right direction.

[0015] According to a specific implementation of the utility model, the bottom wall of the square box is in the shape of a concave tapered groove.

[0016] The utility model has the following beneficial effects: it provides an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine that can recycle cleaning liquid, and by arranging a cleaning liquid tank assembly in the cabinet to cache the cleaning liquid, it realizes the reuse of some cleaning liquids that meet the circulation requirements and have a low contamination content, thereby reducing the amount of enzyme liquid and disinfectant liquid, and has the advantages of compact structure and strong practicality. At the same time, a heating assembly is provided in the cleaning liquid tank assembly of the utility model to heat the cleaning liquid, so that the cleaning liquid can reach the optimal cleaning temperature value, which is conducive to improving the efficiency and effect of cleaning.

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a first stereogram of an embodiment of the endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2It is a second stereoscopic diagram of an embodiment of the endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram showing a cleaning basin of an embodiment of the endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is the internal structure diagram of the framework body;

[0022] Figure 5 is a first structural diagram of a liquid storage tank, a cleaning liquid tank assembly and a gas generating device;

[0023] Figure 6 is a second structural diagram of the liquid storage tank, the cleaning liquid tank assembly and the gas generating device;

[0024] Figure 7 It is the framework diagram of the piping system;

[0025] Figure 8 is a perspective view of a washer fluid tank assembly;

[0026] Fig. 9 is a perspective cutaway view of a washer fluid tank assembly;

[0027] Fig.10 yes Fig. 9 Side view of. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In the following description, many specific details are explained in combination with the embodiments to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, but it should be understood that the following embodiments and detailed descriptions are only for illustrative purposes and do not limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine of the utility model embodiment is as follows Figure 1-4 As shown, it includes a cabinet 10, a washing basin 20, a washing device 30 and a piping system 40; wherein, the cabinet 10 includes a frame body 11 located at the bottom and an upper cover 12 located at the top, the frame body 11 is square so that the cabinet 10 has a regular structure, and the upper cover 12 is preferably mounted to the top of the frame body 11 in a rotatable manner so that it can be quickly opened.

[0030] The cleaning basin 20 is installed on the top of the frame body 11. It can be square or have other structures that are compatible with the shape of the endoscope. When the upper cover 12 is opened, the cleaning basin 20 is exposed to facilitate the removal and placement of the endoscope; the cleaning device 30 is installed in the cleaning basin 20, and is used to transport a cleaning brush to clean the pipes of the endoscope placed in the cleaning basin 20. Exemplarily, the cleaning device 30 can adopt, for example, the endoscope cleaning device of patent document 202211405676.X, or other automatic cleaning devices in the prior art. This embodiment is not limited to this and will not be expanded.

[0031] The pipeline system 40 is arranged on the frame body 11, and is used to supply cleaning liquid to the cleaning basin 20; wherein, after the endoscope is placed in place and the relevant pipeline connections are completed, the upper cover 12 is closed and the cleaning operation of the endoscope can be started. Figure 4-6 As shown, the frame body 11 is provided with two liquid storage tanks 18, a cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 and a gas generating device 14. The two liquid storage tanks 18, the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 and the gas generating device 14 are all arranged below the cleaning basin 20 and arranged in sequence in the front-to-back direction. The two liquid storage tanks 18 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, and are used to store enzyme liquid and disinfectant (such as alcohol for disinfection) respectively. Please continue to refer to Figure 1-2 A front door body 15 is provided on the front side of the frame body 11 corresponding to the plurality of liquid storage tanks 18. The front door body 15 can be opened to perform autonomous replenishment operations of the enzyme solution and the disinfectant solution.

[0032] To facilitate the display of the main structure, Figure 4-6 The relevant piping structure is not shown, and the following connection Figure 7 The connection mechanism of the pipeline system 40 is introduced in an exemplary manner. The pipeline system 40 includes a first pipeline 41, a second pipeline 42, a third pipeline 43, a fourth pipeline 44 and a discharge pipeline 45; wherein the two liquid storage tanks 18 supply the enzyme solution and the disinfectant solution to the cleaning basin 20 through the first pipeline 41 and the second pipeline 42 respectively, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning basin 20 is discharged into the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 or directly discharged to the outside through the discharge pipeline 45, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 is supplied to the cleaning basin 20 through the third pipeline 43 for recycling, and the drying gas output by the gas generating device 14 is supplied to the cleaning basin 20 through the fourth pipeline 44. Exemplarily, an outlet pipe structure is provided in the cleaning basin 20, and the cleaning liquid supplied by the pipeline system 40 enters the interior of the cleaning basin 20 through the outlet pipe structure.

[0033] In the embodiment, the cleaning liquid with low dirt content can be collected into the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 for recycling through the discharge pipe 45, which is conducive to more fully utilizing the cleaning liquid and thus saving the amount of cleaning liquid. The pipe system 40 may also include an external pipe 48, which is used to provide cleaning water to the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 or directly to the cleaning basin 20.

[0034] Furthermore, valve assemblies are provided on the first pipeline 41, the second pipeline 42, the third pipeline 43, the fourth pipeline 44 and the discharge pipeline 45. To facilitate the installation and maintenance of the valve assembly, at least part of the various valve assemblies in the embodiment are preferably designed in an integrated manner and installed on the left side of the frame body 11; accordingly, a left door body 16 is provided on the frame body 11 corresponding to the left side of the valve assembly, and the valve assembly can be maintained by opening the left door body 16. For example, the valve assembly on the discharge pipeline 45 is preferably arranged close to the discharge pipeline 45 to reduce the length of the pipeline. Exemplarily, a flow meter can also be provided on the first pipeline 41, the second pipeline 42, the third pipeline 43, and the fourth pipeline 44 to monitor the flow. Other pipelines and functions are not involved in this embodiment and will not be expanded.

[0035] like Figure 8-10 As shown, the cleaning liquid tank assembly 13 in the embodiment includes a square box body 131, a support seat 132, a heating assembly 133, a temperature sensor 134 and a liquid level sensor 135. The square box body 131 is installed on the bottom plate 19 of the cabinet 10 (frame body 11) through the support seat 132 located below so that there is a gap between the discharge port 1311 located at the bottom thereof and the bottom plate 19, and a lower connecting pipe 1312 is provided at the discharge port 1311, and the lower connecting pipe 1312 is used to connect with the third pipeline 43 to supply cleaning liquid. Correspondingly, a discharge port 1315 and an upper connecting pipe 1316 are provided on the top wall 1314 of the square box body 131, and the upper connecting pipe 1316 is used to communicate with the discharge pipeline 45 to receive the cleaning liquid.

[0036] Preferably, there are two support seats 132, and the support seats 132 are L-shaped plates. The two support seats 132 are located on opposite sides of the square box 131 in the left and right directions, so that there is a gap between the bottom wall 1313 of the square box 131 and the bottom plate 19. To facilitate the discharge of the cleaning liquid, the bottom wall 1313 of the square box 131 is in a concave conical groove shape, and the discharge port 1311 is located at the lowest point of the bottom wall 1313.

[0037] The heating assembly 133 is arranged in the square box 131 to heat the cleaning liquid, wherein the heating assembly 133 includes a vertically arranged electric heating rod 1331, and the electric heating rod 1331 is installed on the top wall of the square box 131. Preferably, the number of the electric heating rods 1331 is two, and the two electric heating rods 1331 are arranged at intervals in the left and right directions; in other embodiments, the number of the electric heating rods 1331 can be more, and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

[0038] The temperature sensor 134 is used to detect the temperature of the cleaning liquid in the square box 131. It is preferred that the temperature sensor 134 is directly installed on the square box 131. Specifically, the temperature sensor 134 is a temperature sensing rod sensor vertically installed on the top wall 1314 of the square box 131 to more accurately detect the temperature of the cleaning liquid in the square box 131. Similarly, the liquid level sensor 135 is also installed on the top wall 1314 of the square box 131 to detect the liquid level of the cleaning liquid in the square box 131.

[0039] Although the present invention is described above through embodiments, the above embodiments are only used to exemplarily describe the feasible implementation methods of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the present invention should also be covered by the protection scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine, comprising a cabinet and a cleaning basin, wherein the cleaning basin is arranged on the top of the cabinet; characterized in that: The cabinet is provided with a pipeline system, multiple liquid storage tanks, a cleaning liquid tank assembly and a gas generating device. The enzyme liquid and disinfectant in the liquid storage tanks, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank assembly and the drying gas output by the gas generating device are supplied to the cleaning basin via the input pipeline in the pipeline system. A part of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning basin is discharged into the cleaning liquid tank assembly via the output pipeline in the pipeline system, and the other part of the cleaning liquid is directly discharged outward. The cleaning liquid tank assembly includes a square box body, a support seat and a heating assembly. The heating assembly is arranged on the square box body to heat the cleaning liquid. The square box body is installed on the bottom plate of the cabinet through the support seat located below so that there is a gap between the discharge port at the bottom thereof and the bottom plate.

2. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating assembly comprises a vertically arranged electric heating rod, and the electric heating rod is installed on the top wall of the square box.

3. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of the electric heating rods is two or more, and the two or more electric heating rods are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction.

4. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning liquid tank assembly also includes a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cleaning liquid, and the temperature sensor is mounted on the square box body.

5. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The temperature sensor is a temperature sensing rod type sensor vertically installed on the top wall of the square box.

6. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the support bases is two, and the two support bases are located at opposite sides of the square box in the left-right direction.

7. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The support seat is in an L-shaped plate shape.

8. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning liquid tank assembly also includes a liquid level sensor mounted on the top wall of the square box body.

9. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of liquid storage tanks, the cleaning liquid tank assembly and the gas generating device are arranged sequentially in the front-to-rear direction, and the plurality of liquid storage tanks are arranged side by side in the left-to-right direction.

10. The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the square box is in the shape of a concave tapered groove.

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