JP2002224013A - Endoscope holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [End] Even if an unclean endoscope after use and a clean endoscope that has been disinfected are hung on hangers, the clean endoscope that has not been disinfected is not contaminated. To provide a mirror holding device. An endoscope system rack for mounting a device used with an endoscope such as a light source device.
A disinfected endoscope hanger 30 for suspending a clean disinfected endoscope 50 and an unclean endoscope 50 before disinfection are hung on different ones of the three surfaces except the front surface of 0. And an endoscope hanger 40 before disinfection.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an endoscope holding device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an endoscopic examination room, various devices used together with an endoscope, such as a light source device, are generally mounted on one rack (endoscope system rack) and arranged on a bedside. An endoscope hanger for suspending the camera is attached to the rack (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 55-85003).
No.).

[0003]

In endoscopy, the same endoscope may be used while being washed and disinfected for a plurality of patients performed before and after. May be replaced.

[0004] In such a case, a clean endoscope that has been disinfected is used after being subjected to various settings and the like while being hung on an endoscope hanger. Is suspended on an endoscope hanger while the setting is removed before being placed in a cleaning device or the like.

[0005] However, if the dirty endoscope is suspended in such a manner, the endoscope hanger is contaminated by the suspension, and then the disinfectant suspended on the endoscope hanger in preparation for use is used. Used endoscopes may become contaminated.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an endoscope which does not contaminate the clean endoscope even if the endoscope after use and the clean endoscope which are disinfected are hung on hangers, respectively. It is an object to provide a holding device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an endoscope holding device according to the present invention is provided with an endoscope system rack for mounting a device used with an endoscope such as a light source device. A disinfected endoscope hanger for suspending a clean endoscope that has been disinfected and a pre-disinfection endoscope for suspending an unclean endoscope before disinfection on different surfaces. A mirror hanger is provided.

[0008] If there is a visual difference between the disinfected endoscope hanger and the endoscope hanger before disinfection, it is possible to prevent the endoscope from being misplaced, and to use the endoscope system rack. When viewed from the front, it is easy to use if the sterilized endoscope hanger is provided on the left side and the pre-sterilized endoscope hanger is provided on the right side.

Further, if at least a portion of the endoscope hanger hung on the disinfected endoscope hanger which is in contact with the endoscope is detachable from the endoscope system rack, the disinfected endoscope hanger becomes dirty. For example, it can be easily washed and disinfected as needed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the endoscope holding device in a state where the endoscope 50 is suspended, and FIG. 2 is a plan view in a state where the endoscope 50 is not suspended.

The endoscope holding device has a configuration in which a disinfected endoscope hanger 30 and a pre-disinfection endoscope hanger 40 are attached to an endoscope system rack 20 placed on the floor. Although the endoscope system rack 20 of the embodiment is simply placed on the floor surface, wheels may be attached to the bottom of the endoscope system rack 20 to form a movable cart.

A television monitor 60 for displaying an endoscope observation image is mounted on a top plate of the endoscope system rack 20.
Below that, on a plurality of shelves 21 attached at appropriate intervals, in addition to a light source device (also serving as a video processor) 61, peripheral devices such as a video recording device and a suction device used together with the endoscope 50 are used. The device 62 is mounted.

On both left and right sides of the endoscope system rack 20, a disinfected endoscope hanger 30 for suspending a clean endoscope, and an unclean endoscope before disinfection are suspended. A pre-disinfection endoscope hanger 40 to be held is mounted separately on the left and right.

The lower halves of the columns 32 and 42 are fixed to fixing members 31 and 41 projecting from the side wall surface of the endoscope system rack 20, respectively. , 42, hanger plates 33, 43
Is attached.

The disinfected endoscope hanger 30 and the pre-disinfection endoscope hanger 40 are visually different from each other at a glance. For example, the disinfected endoscope hanger 30 is blue and the pre-disinfection endoscope is hung. The hanger 40 has a different color such as red. However, the shape or the display may be different.

The hanger plate 4 of the endoscope hanger 40 before disinfection
3 has a configuration in which a cylindrical member 43a to which a hanger plate 43 is screwed and connected is loosely covered on the top of the column 42 from above, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG.

Accordingly, the hanger plate 43 and the tubular member 43a, which are integrally formed, can be arbitrarily removed from the column 42 and only the hanger plate 43 can be cleaned and disinfected. The disinfected endoscope hanger 30 has exactly the same configuration.

The tip of a pin 45 projecting inward from the cylindrical member 43a loosely engages a straight groove 46 formed in the support column 42 in a direction parallel to the axis, and functions as a rotation stopper. I have.

In the hanger plates 33, 43, suspending grooves 34, 44 for hooking and suspending the operation unit 51 of the endoscope 50 are provided.
Are formed. Since the upper half of the operation unit 51 is formed larger than the lower half, the suspension holes 34a and 44a of the suspension grooves 34 and 44 pass through the lower half of the operation unit 51 but the upper half. It is formed in a size that cannot pass.

Reference numerals 34b and 44b denote insertion portions 5 of the endoscope 50.
2 is an insertion / removal groove opening at the outer edge with a width capable of passing through,
When the operation unit 51 is disengaged from the hanging holes 34a and 44a, the operation unit 51 can pass through the insertion unit 52 of the endoscope 50.

With this configuration, the operation section 51 of the clean endoscope 50 before use is locked to the hanger plate 33 of the disinfected endoscope hanger 30 so that the insertion section 5 can be inserted therefrom.
The entire endoscope 50 is suspended by the disinfected endoscope hanger 30 in a state where the endoscope 2 is suspended, and the unclean endoscope 50 after use is similarly suspended by the endoscope hanger 40 before disinfection. .

The endoscope 50 suspended in this manner.
The tray 22 is attached to the endoscope system rack 20 and disposed below the insertion section 52 of the endoscope. In addition,
Even when the endoscope 50 is hung on either of the endoscope hangers 30, 40, the connector 54 attached to the tip of the connecting tube portion 53 extending from the operation section 51 of the endoscope 50 can be used.
There is a positional relationship that allows the light source device 61 to maintain a connected state.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show two examples of the arrangement of an endoscopy room when the endoscope holding device of the above embodiment is used, and a bed 80 on which a person undergoing an endoscopy is laid down. When viewed from the front, the endoscope system rack 20 is provided on the left side of the endoscope system rack 20 from the positional relationship with the doctor 90 standing next to the endoscope system rack 20. If the endoscope hanger 40 is provided on the right side surface, it may be easy to use.

As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
Insert the endoscope hanger 40 before disinfection into the endoscope system rack 2
0, the endoscope 50 that is not clean is suspended away from the doctor 90,
However, the possibility of accidentally touching the endoscope 50 that is not clean is reduced.

As described above, by using the endoscope holding device of the present invention, even if a clean endoscope that has been disinfected and an endoscope that is not used after being hung are each suspended, the endoscope that is not clean Contamination is not transmitted from the mirror to the clean endoscope via the endoscope hangers 30, 40, and the sterilized endoscope can be kept in a clean state.

FIG. 6 shows endoscope hangers 30, 40 of an endoscope holding device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Hooks 37, 4 attached in the middle of columns 32, 42
7 is engaged and disengaged with a locking hole 27 formed in the side wall of the endoscope system rack 20, and the hanger plates 33 and 43 and
2 and 42 are integrally and detachably attached to the endoscope system rack 20.

A plurality of locking holes 27 are formed,
The mounting height of the hanger plates 33 and 43 can be changed. Reference numeral 28 denotes a receiving portion for receiving the lower ends of the columns 32 and 42 without rattling, and reference numeral 29 denotes a wheel.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and a clean endoscope 50 which has been disinfected is hung on three different surfaces except the front surface of the endoscope system rack 20. What is necessary is just to provide a disinfected endoscope hanger 30 for holding and a pre-disinfection endoscope hanger 40 for suspending an unclean endoscope 50 before disinfection.

[0029]

According to the present invention, a sanitized clean inner surface is provided on three different surfaces except for the front surface of an endoscope system rack for mounting a device used with an endoscope such as a light source device. By providing a disinfected endoscope hanger for suspending the endoscope and a pre-disinfection endoscope hanger for suspending the unclean endoscope before disinfection, the unclean endoscope after use is provided. Even if the mirror and the disinfected clean endoscope are each hung on a hanger, the disinfected clean endoscope is not contaminated, and the endoscope can be used safely and hygienically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an endoscope holding device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the endoscope holding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of an endoscope hanger before disinfection of the endoscope holding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first arrangement example of the endoscope holding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an endoscopic examination room.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a second arrangement example of the endoscope holding device according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an endoscopic examination room.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an endoscope hanger of the endoscope holding device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 Endoscope system rack 30 Disinfected endoscope hanger 40 Endoscope hanger before disinfection 32, 42 Post 33, 43 Hanger plate 50 Endoscope 51 Operation unit 52 Insertion unit 53 Connecting tube unit 54 Connector 60 Television monitor 61 Light source device

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Takase 2-36-9 Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo Asahi Gaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4C061 AA00 BB00 CC00 DD03 GG13

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A disinfected clean endoscope is hung on three different surfaces of a rack for an endoscope system for mounting a device used together with an endoscope such as a light source device. An endoscope holding device, comprising: a disinfected endoscope hanger for suspending an endoscope, and an endoscope hanger before disinfection for suspending an unclean endoscope before disinfection. 2. The endoscope holding device according to claim 1, wherein the endoscope hanger after disinfection and the endoscope hanger before disinfection have a visual difference. 3. The endoscope system rack according to claim 1, wherein the endoscope system rack is provided on the left side and the pre-sterilized endoscope hanger is provided on the right side when viewed from the front.
Or the endoscope holding device according to 2. 4. The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the endoscope hanger hung on the disinfected endoscope hanger is detachable from the endoscope system rack. Endoscope holding device.