Endoscope reprocessor
AssigneesOlympus Corporation, HORIBA Advanced Techno, Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideto Onishi, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Satoko Kai
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Abstract
An endoscope reprocessor includes a concentration sensor including a concave section in which a sensing section is housed and a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave section, a pressure resistant container in which the concentration sensor is housed, a medicinal-solution lead-in section configured to introduce a medicinal solution into the pressure resistant container, and a pressure adjusting section configured to adjust pressure such that an internal pressure of the concave section is low compared with an internal pressure of the pressure resistant container.
Claims9
An endoscope reprocessor comprising:
- a concave housing;
- a concentration sensor disposed in the concave housing, the concentration sensor being configured to detect a fluid concentration in the concave housing;
- a permeable membrane configured to cover the concave housing;
- a pressure resistant container in which at least a portion of the concave housing is housed;
- a medicinal-solution lead-in conduit configured to introduce a medicinal solution into the pressure resistant container;
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- a controller, comprising hardware, the controller being configured to adjust pressure such that an internal pressure of the concave housing is low compared with an internal pressure of the pressure resistant container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.