Cleaning management apparatus and cleaning management method
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorKei Kikuchi
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Abstract
A cleaning management apparatus manages bedside cleaning for an endoscope connected to an examination apparatus. After an examination is completed, a measurement unit measures the operation time of a predetermined operation button of the endoscope. A recording control unit records that a preliminary cleaning has already been performed when the operation time that has been measured satisfies a completion condition. A notification unit gives notice of a message indicating that the preliminary cleaning is completed when the measured operation time satisfies the completion condition.
Claims14
A cleaning management apparatus for managing preliminary cleaning of an endoscope connected to an examination apparatus, the cleaning management apparatus comprising:
- a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to:
- determine completion of an examination of the endoscope in a patient;
- after the examination is determined to be complete, measure respective operation times of a plurality of operation buttons of the endoscope while the endoscope is connected to the examination apparatus, which is used for the examination, the plurality of operation buttons including at least a suction button, a water supply button, and an air supply button;
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- while the endoscope remains connected to the examination apparatus and after the examination is determined to be complete, record that the preliminary cleaning has already been performed when the measured operation times satisfy a completion condition.
A cleaning management method for managing preliminary cleaning of an endoscope connected to an examination apparatus, the cleaning management method comprising:
- determine completion of an examination of the endoscope in a patient;
- after the examination is determined to be complete, measuring respective operation times of a plurality of operation buttons of the endoscope while the endoscope is connected to the examination apparatus, which is used for the examination, the plurality of operation buttons including at least a suction button, a water supply button, and an air supply button;
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- while the endoscope remains connected to the examination apparatus and after the examination is determined to be complete, recording that the preliminary cleaning has already been performed when the measured operation times satisfy a completion condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.