JP-7855798-B1 - Chemical container, reprocessor

Abstract

The drug solution container 11 of the present invention includes a container body 12 for storing a first drug solution and a second drug solution, an opening 13 provided in the container body for discharging the first drug solution and the second drug solution, a partition wall 14 provided in the container body that divides the container into a first drug storage section 18 for storing the first drug solution and a second drug storage section 19 for storing the second drug solution, and a closing section 17 that is in close contact with the partition wall and seals the first drug storage section and the second drug storage section.

Inventors

• 金子 眞生
• 宮本 英明
• 宮▲崎▼ 哲大
• 廣江 大瑚
• 久野 竜輝

Assignees

• オリンパスメディカルシステムズ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20240830

Claims (14)

1. A chemical solution container that is attached to a washing and disinfection device, The container body and One opening provided in the container body, The opening and the inside of the container body A first chemical solution storage section in which the first chemical solution is stored, A second chemical solution storage section in which a second chemical solution is stored, A partition wall divides it into two parts, A sealing portion that closes the opening by closely contacting the partition wall portion to prevent the first liquid and the second liquid from mixing inside the container body, A drug solution container characterized by having the following features.
2. The chemical container according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition wall is broken by the blade of the cleaning and disinfecting device.
3. The liquid medicine container according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition wall portion is arranged perpendicular to the closing portion.
4. The aforementioned closing portion is part of the cap provided in the opening, The liquid medicine container according to claim 1, wherein the occluding portion is provided to close the inner hole of the cap.
5. The container body is provided with a recess on the side surface that connects to the surface on which the opening is formed. The drug container according to claim 1, characterized in that the recess engages with a sensor provided in the cleaning and disinfecting device to detect the insertion position in the cleaning and disinfecting device.
6. The liquid medicine container according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition wall is broken in the direction of the bottom surface of the container body.
7. A bottle of liquid medicine, A bottle housing section for housing the aforementioned liquid medicine bottle, The opening part, A fluid pipeline is provided, The aforementioned liquid medicine bottle is The container body and One opening provided in the container body, The opening and the inside of the container body A first chemical solution storage section in which the first chemical solution is stored, A second chemical solution storage section in which a second chemical solution is stored, A partition wall divides it into two parts, It has a closing part that closes the opening, The opening portion is provided within the bottle housing portion that opens the closing portion. The fluid pipeline connects from the opening to the first and second chemical solution storage sections. The opening portion includes a contact portion that opens the closed portion provided on the front, and a contact portion opening connected to the fluid pipeline, Equipped with, The reprocessor is characterized in that the occluding portion is in close contact with the partition portion to prevent the first drug solution and the second drug solution from mixing inside the container body.
8. The opening portion is a blade that breaks the sealing portion and the partition portion to open the liquid medicine bottle when the bottle housing portion is closed, The reprocessor according to claim 7, characterized in that the blade portion has a V-shaped notch in the center of its tip.
9. The reprocessor according to claim 7, characterized in that the opening portion has a saw blade at its tip.
10. The reprocessor according to claim 7, characterized in that the opening portion has a spiral groove blade on its outer circumference.
11. The reprocessor according to claim 7, wherein the partition wall is broken by the opening.
12. The reprocessor according to claim 7, wherein the partition wall is arranged perpendicularly to the closing portion.
13. The aforementioned closing portion is part of the cap provided in the opening, The reprocessor according to claim 7, wherein the blocking portion is provided to close the inner hole of the cap.
14. The container body is further equipped with a sensor that detects the insertion position of the container body, The container body is provided with a recess on the side surface that connects to the surface on which the opening is formed. The reprocessor according to claim 7, characterized in that the recess engages with the sensor to detect the insertion position.

Description

This invention relates primarily to a chemical solution container and reprocessor for a cleaning and disinfection device used to clean and disinfect endoscopes. Endoscopes are widely used for internal examinations and treatments. Medical endoscopes, in particular, require cleaning and disinfection after use because they are inserted into the body. Therefore, in recent years, cleaning and disinfection equipment for used endoscopes (endoscope cleaning and disinfection equipment) has become widely used. The cleaning and disinfection device has two liquid solution bottles containing the main agent or buffering agent mounted on a tray. When the tray is closed, the inner lids of the two liquid solution bottles are opened, and the main agent and buffering agent are discharged into the liquid solution tank from the injection port. For example, International Publication WO2010/044442 discloses a fluid container unit for use in an endoscope cleaning and disinfection device, which integrates a first container and a second container, each storing different types of fluids, in a parallel arrangement. Conventional fluid container units are well known to have a container connector that links the inlet and outlet ports of the two containers, and the two containers are connected by winding a strip-shaped body, shrinkable film, or the like around the side walls. Conventional fluid container units consist of two liquid chemical bottles. Therefore, when users install them into the tray of the cleaning and disinfecting device, there is a possibility of accidentally installing them in the wrong orientation. If the fluid container unit is installed in the wrong orientation, it will not align with the opening blade of the lid located inside the device, preventing the liquid chemical from being discharged into the liquid chemical tank. Furthermore, when the tray of the fluid container unit is closed, there is a risk that the blade inside the device may rupture the container body, causing the chemical solution inside to leak out of the cleaning and disinfecting device. Furthermore, if the fluid container unit's band-like structure or shrinkable film that integrates the two liquid medicine bottles comes loose, there is a risk that the user might place two liquid medicine bottles containing the same medication into the tray of the cleaning and disinfecting device. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a chemical solution container and reprocessor that can be mounted on a tray without misalignment of left and right orientation, and that can reliably discharge different chemical solutions into a chemical solution tank without error. Perspective view showing an endoscope cleaning and disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the endoscope cleaning and disinfection device with the liquid solution bottle tray extended.Perspective view showing a liquid medicine bottleCross-sectional view showing a liquid medicine bottle.A cross-sectional view showing the medication bottle tray, on which the medication bottles are placed, pulled out from the medication container mounting section.A cross-sectional view showing the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles are placed, closed off in the liquid medicine container mounting section.A side view showing the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles are placed, closed off in the liquid medicine container mounting section.A cross-sectional view showing the state in which the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles of the first modified example are placed, has been pulled out from the liquid medicine container mounting section.A cross-sectional view showing the state in which the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles of the first modification are placed, is closed off in the liquid medicine container mounting section.Exploded perspective view showing the air supply member and blade section of the second modified example.Perspective view of the second modified example with the air supply member attached to the blade.Cross-sectional view showing the liquid medicine bottle and blade of the third modified example.A cross-sectional view showing the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles of the fourth modification are placed, closed off in the liquid medicine container mounting section.A cross-sectional view showing the fifth modified example, with the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles are placed, pulled out from the liquid medicine container mounting section.A cross-sectional view showing the fifth modified example, where the liquid medicine bottle tray, on which the liquid medicine bottles are placed, is closed off in the liquid medicine container mounting section.Side view showing the blade used to break the closure