Patent ID: 9610008
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,B08B

Claim:
1. An endoscope reprocessor comprising: a processing tank including a first tank that has a predetermined capacity and is arranged at a lowermost tier, and a second tank that communicates with the first tank, the processing tank allowing an endoscope to be placed in the processing tank; a drainage port arranged in the first tank; a valve that opens and closes the drainage port; a restriction portion that restricts the endoscope from entering the first tank; a first water level detection section that detects whether or not a first water level set to be a water level that is equal to or below a boundary between the first tank and the second tank is submerged in water; a second water level detection section that detects whether or not a second water level set to be above the endoscope placed in the second tank is submerged in water; a circulation port that opens at a level that is below the first water level and is a predetermined distance above a bottom face of the first tank in the processing tank; a circulation conduit including one end connected to the circulation port and another end that opens at a position that is above the first water level in the processing tank; a circulation pump that transfers a fluid in the circulation conduit from the one end toward the other end; and a controller configured to: