Patent ID: 7905831
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope washing/disinfecting device for washing and disinfecting an endoscope set in a washing tank, the endoscope washing/disinfecting device comprising: a connection pipe to which at least a washing liquid is supplied; a moving mechanism for moving the connection pipe in a direction of a channel port of the endoscope set in the washing tank; and a seal member for sealing a space between the connection pipe and the channel port; a bulkhead provided outside of a side wall of the washing tank and forming a sealed space in which the moving mechanism and a part of the connection pipe are provided, the sealed space being formed as a result of connection of the channel and the connection pipe and different from a flowing passage through which the washing liquid is flown; a water leakage sensor provided in the bulkhead; and a control circuit for driving and controlling the moving mechanism according to a washing/disinfecting program for the endoscope, the control circuit monitoring an input of signal from the water leakage sensor all the time during execution of the washing/disinfecting program and executing error processing when receiving a signal indicating water leakage.