Endoscope cleaning work support device, method of operating endoscope cleaning work support device, and endoscope cleaning work support program

A method of operating an endoscope cleaning work support device comprising:

• allowing an operation receiver to receive an input from a cleaner by;
• performing control displaying a procedure for manual cleaning of an endoscope on a display step by step;
• measuring a first period of time from a start time of a procedure in a current step to an end time of the procedure in the current step,
• the start time which is marked by reception of an input for displaying the procedure in the current step by the operation receiver,
• the end time which is marked by reception of an input for displaying a procedure in a subsequent step;
• comparing a reference period of time defined for each step for displaying the procedure with the first period of time;
• and
• displaying information for alerting the cleaner when the first period of time is shorter than the reference period of time on the display.

An endoscopic cleaning work support program embedded in a computer readable recording medium, comprising:

• a module that receives an input from a cleaner;
• a module that performs control displaying a procedure for manual cleaning of an endoscope on a display step by step;
• a module that measures a first period of time from a start time of a procedure in a current step to an end time of the procedure in the current step,
• the start time which is marked by reception of an input for displaying the procedure in the current step,
• the end time which is marked by reception of an input for displaying a procedure in a subsequent step;
• a module that compares a reference period of time defined for each step for displaying the procedure with the first period of time;
• and
• a module that displays information for alerting the cleaner when the first period of time is shorter than the reference period of time on the display.