Patent ID: 6712756
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscope system comprising:an endoscope including a first discrimination section having readable characteristic information about the endoscope; a reading section which reads the characteristic information stored in the first discrimination section; a cleaner which cleans and/or disinfects the endoscope and sequentially transfers an information item about a cleaning and/or disinfection of the endoscope to the reading section every time said cleaner cleans and/or disinfects the endoscope, said information item including contents of a type of cleaning and/or disinfection that has been conducted by the cleaner; and an information management section which manages cleaning and/or disinfection information about the endoscope and a cleaning and/or disinfection history of the endoscope; wherein said information management section receives the characteristic information about the endoscope stored in said first discrimination section and the information item about the cleaning and/or disinfection of the endoscope transferred from the reading section and then updates the cleaning and/or disinfection information and the cleaning and/or disinfection history of the endoscope based on the characteristic information of the endoscope by adding the received information item about the cleaning and/or disinfection of the endoscope to the cleaning and/or disinfection information and the cleaning and/or disinfection history of the endoscope.