Patent ID: 8034193

Claim:
An endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus comprising: an apparatus body including a cleaning tank for storing an endoscope retaining tray in which an endoscope is stored; a cover body provided to the apparatus body, and caused by a cover body opening/closing mechanism unit to rotationally move between an open-state stop position and a closed-state stop position; a wireless transmitter unit provided to either one of the endoscope retaining tray and the endoscope stored in the endoscope retaining tray, and transmitting information for identifying the type of the endoscope; a wireless receiver unit provided to the apparatus body, and receiving the information of the wireless transmitter unit; a memory unit provided to the apparatus body, and previously storing information on the type of the endoscope to which the endoscope cleaning/disinfecting apparatus is applicable; and a control unit provided to the apparatus body, and controlling an opening operation of the cover body opening/closing mechanism unit so as to cause an opening movement of the cover body, when the information obtained by the wireless receiver unit is consistent with the information stored in the memory unit.