公开(公告)号：US06485684B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09499134

申请日：2000-02-07

申请人： Tara Denise Mapson ,  Yury Keselman ,  David Jesurun ,  Victor M. Selig ,  Joseph Tvergyak ,  Richard A. Schieman ,  Bruce L. Vavra ,  Joseph T. Sestak

发明人： Tara Denise Mapson ,  Yury Keselman ,  David Jesurun ,  Victor M. Selig ,  Joseph Tvergyak ,  Richard A. Schieman ,  Bruce L. Vavra ,  Joseph T. Sestak

IPC分类号： A61L200

CPC分类号： A61B1/00057 ,  A61B1/123

摘要： A fluid disinfection or sterilization system includes spray nozzles (26) for spraying an anti-microbial fluid on the exterior of an endoscope (14) supported in a microbial decontamination chamber (10a, 10b). The endoscope includes interior lumens which are microbially decontaminated by flowing anti-microbial fluid from outlets (28) through the lumens. A port (36) is connected with a leak detector. In order to ensure that the proper leak detector and anti-microbial fluid ports of the disinfection or sterilization system are interconnected with the proper lumen ports of the endoscope, a tethered connection assembly (50) is provided. The tethered interconnection assembly includes fittings (60, 62, 64) which are uniquely configured for interconnection with an appropriate one of a high pressure port, a low pressure port, and the leak detector port. Fittings at the other end of the tube assemblies (56) are configured for interconnection with appropriate corresponding ports of the endoscope. The tube assemblies (56) are interconnected by a tether (52) to which plurality of plugs (58) for plugging appropriate ports of the endoscope are also connected. A tag (54) identifies the model(s) of endoscope that the tethered connection assembly is to be used with and provides a diagram showing the proper interconnection pattern.

摘要翻译： 流体消毒或灭菌系统包括用于在支撑在微生物净化室（10a，10b）中的内窥镜（14）的外部喷洒抗微生物流体的喷嘴（26）。 该内窥镜包括通过使来自出口（28）的流出的微生物流体通过流明物而被微生物净化的内腔。 端口（36）与泄漏检测器连接。 为了确保消毒或灭菌系统的适当的泄漏检测器和抗微生物流体端口与内窥镜的适当的管腔端口相互连接，提供了系留连接组件（50）。 连接的互连组件包括配件（60,62,64），其被独特地构造成用于与高压端口，低压端口和泄漏检测器端口中的适当的一个互连。 在管组件（56）的另一端处的配件被配置为与内窥镜的适当对应的端口互连。 管组件（56）通过系绳（52）相互连接，多个塞子（58）用于堵塞内窥镜的适当端口也被连接。 标签（54）标识将使用系留连接组件的内窥镜的型号，并且提供示出正确的互连图案的图。