JP6439491B2 - Indicator holder for cleaning confirmation - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning confirmation indicator holder used when cleaning used medical equipment with a medical automatic cleaning machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in medical institutions, medical devices such as used endoscopes, laparocolle forceps, biopsy forceps, suction tubes, catheters, syringes, and injection needles are washed with a medical automatic washing machine. A cleaning confirmation indicator is used to confirm whether or not the cleaning is performed normally by the medical automatic cleaning machine.

  A pseudo-contaminant is adhered to the cleaning confirmation indicator. The washing confirmation indicator is inserted into a medical automatic washing machine together with the medical equipment while being held in the indicator holder and washed. By confirming the state in which the pseudo-contaminant is washed after washing, it is possible to confirm whether or not the washing by the medical automatic washing machine is normally performed (for example, Patent Document 1, 2).

JP 2009-56030 A JP 2009-61012 A

  However, in the case of the cleaning confirmation indicator described in Patent Document 1, the cleaning water is not evenly applied to the cleaning confirmation indicator, and the cleaning effect differs every time cleaning is performed. There may be variations in the results obtained. In the case of the cleaning confirmation indicator described in Patent Document 2, since the cleaning is performed in a state where the cleaning confirmation indicator is installed at a position away from the medical device to be actually cleaned, automatic medical cleaning is performed. It may be difficult to determine whether the machine is properly cleaned.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning confirmation indicator holder capable of determining with high accuracy whether or not cleaning by a medical automatic cleaning machine is normally performed.

The present invention includes a holder main body having a storage space for storing a cleaning confirmation indicator therein, and the holder main body is a cleaning water flow path that communicates the outside of the holder main body with the storage space. One end of the water flow path has an outer opening that opens toward the outside of the holder body, and the other end of the cleaning water flow path has an inner opening that opens toward the housing space. a water flow path, the shielding wall portion you form the washing water flow path bent interfere with linear communication and relates to cleaning confirmation indicator holder with between the inner opening and the outer opening.

  In addition, there are a plurality of the inner openings, and one inner opening is connected to the other inward through the accommodation space in the inflow direction of the cleaning liquid flowing into the accommodation space from the one inner opening. It is preferable to face a part of the holder main body through the accommodation space without facing the opening.

  Further, the holder body has a disk shape, the outer opening is present on the surface of the holder body, and the inner opening is located radially inward of the holder body with respect to the outer opening. And it is preferable that the said accommodation space is located in the center part in the radial direction of the said holder main body.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a plurality of the cleaning water flow paths exist along the entire circumference of the holder body along the circumferential direction of the holder body.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said shielding wall part is comprised by the flow-path formation wall which bends the said washing water flow path at right angle.

  In addition, the cleaning liquid discharge path capable of discharging the cleaning liquid flowing into the housing space to the outside of the holder main body is provided, and one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path exists at a position different from the outer opening, and the cleaning liquid discharge path It is preferable that the other end part of has an inward opening.

  Further, it is preferable that the cleaning liquid discharge path can discharge the cleaning liquid flowing into the cleaning water flow path from the outer opening from the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path. The cleaning liquid discharge path preferably has a shape in which one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path and the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path communicate linearly.

  Moreover, it is preferable to have a to-be-fixed part for fixing the said holder main body to a holder support member.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the indicator holder for washing | cleaning confirmation which can determine with high precision whether the washing | cleaning by a medical automatic washing machine is performed normally can be provided.

It is sectional drawing which shows the indicator holder 1 for washing | cleaning confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the indicator holder 1 for washing | cleaning confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an upper perspective view which shows the 1st main-body part 20 of the indicator holder 1 for washing | cleaning confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a downward perspective view which shows the 1st main-body part 20 of the indicator holder 1 for washing confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an upper perspective view which shows the 2nd main-body part 40 of the indicator holder 1 for washing | cleaning confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a downward perspective view which shows the 2nd main-body part 40 of the indicator holder 1 for washing | cleaning confirmation of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows a mode that the washing | cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of 1st Embodiment of this invention is wash | cleaned in the medical automatic washing machine WD. It is an expanded sectional view showing the flow of cleaning fluid W in cleaning water channel 201 of indicator holder 1 for cleaning confirmation of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the indicator holder 1A for washing | cleaning confirmation of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows 1A of washing | cleaning confirmation indicator holders of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an upper perspective view which shows the 1st main-body part 20C of the indicator holder 1C for washing | cleaning confirmation of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a downward perspective view which shows the 1st main-body part 20C of the indicator holder 1C for washing | cleaning confirmation of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the 1st main-body part 20C of the indicator holder 1C for washing | cleaning confirmation of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view showing the flow of cleaning fluids W, W1, and W2 in cleaning water channel 201C and cleaning fluid discharge channel 217C of indicator holder 1C for cleaning confirmation of a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is an upper perspective view which shows 1st main-body part 20D of the indicator holder for washing | cleaning confirmation of 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a downward perspective view which shows 2nd main-body part 40D of the indicator holder for washing | cleaning confirmation of 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view which shows a mode that 2nd main-body part 40D of the indicator holder for washing | cleaning confirmation of 4th Embodiment of this invention is supported by the wire WR.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the cleaning confirmation indicator holder of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an upper perspective view showing the first main body portion 20 of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a lower perspective view showing the first main body 20 of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an upper perspective view showing the second main body 40 of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a lower perspective view showing the second main body 40 of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing how the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention is cleaned in the medical automatic cleaning machine WD. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the flow of the cleaning liquid W in the cleaning water flow path 201 of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Here, for convenience of explanation, a direction from the second main body portion 40 toward the first main body portion 20 (a direction from the bottom to the top in FIG. 1) is defined as an upward direction D11, and the opposite direction is defined as a downward direction D12. These are defined as the vertical direction D1. In the main drawings, explanations are given with arrows indicating these directions.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of this embodiment includes a holder body 10. The holder main body 10 has a disk shape and has an accommodating space 101 for accommodating a cleaning confirmation indicator. Specifically, the holder main body 10 includes a first main body portion 20 and a second main body portion 40 made of polycarbonate each having a disk shape. The accommodation space 101 is configured by a space between the lower surface of the first main body 20 and the upper surface of the second main body 40. The accommodation space 101 is located at the center portion of the holder body 10 in the radial direction.

  In the storage space 101, a cleaning confirmation indicator configured by the substrate C to which pseudo contaminants are attached is stored. The substrate C has a thin disk shape made of metal. When the peripheral edge of the substrate C is sandwiched between the first main body 20 and the second main body 40, the substrate C is supported in a state of being fixed to the holder main body 10 in the accommodation space 101.

  The first main body 20 includes a first plate-like part 21, a first peripheral edge annular wall 22, a housing space first formation annular wall 23, and a cleaning water flow path 201. The first plate-like portion 21 has a disk shape. As shown in FIG. 2, a protruding portion 211 that protrudes outward in the radial direction of the first plate-like portion 21 is provided on the peripheral edge portion of the first plate-like portion 21. The three protruding portions 211 extend in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21, and are provided at three equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21.

  The first peripheral annular wall 22 is integrally connected to the peripheral edge of the first plate-like part 21. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the first peripheral annular wall 22 has a cylindrical shape with a short length in the direction of the axis parallel to the vertical direction D <b> 1, and the lower surface of the first plate-like portion 21. Extending downward from The first peripheral annular wall 22 has a coaxial positional relationship with the first plate-like portion 21 having a disk shape. A hook portion 221 is provided on a portion of the first peripheral annular wall 22 that extends downward from a portion of the first peripheral annular wall 22 where the protrusion 211 is not provided in the first plate-like portion 21. Projecting downward.

  The hook portion 221 has a shape that extends in the downward direction D <b> 12 and the extending end portion protrudes outward in the radial direction of the first plate-like portion 21. The upper surface of the extended end portion having a shape protruding outward in the radial direction of the first plate-like portion 21 has an inclined surface 222 and a horizontal surface 223 as shown in FIG. The horizontal plane 223 has a positional relationship orthogonal to the up-down direction D1. The inclined surface 222 is a plan view of the first plate-like portion 21 in the clockwise direction from the edge of the horizontal surface 223 in the clockwise direction around the axis of the first plate-like portion 21 in a plan view facing the downward direction D12. While extending along the circumferential direction, it inclines toward the downward direction D12.

  The housing space first forming annular wall 23 is integrally connected to a portion of the first plate-like portion 21 located radially inward of the first plate-like portion 21 with respect to the peripheral portion of the first plate-like portion 21. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the housing space first formation annular wall 23 has a cylindrical shape (annular) whose axial length parallel to the vertical direction D <b> 1 is shorter than the first peripheral annular wall 22. And extends downward from the lower surface of the first plate-like portion 21. The housing space first forming annular wall 23 has a coaxial positional relationship with the first plate-like portion 21 and the first peripheral edge annular wall 22.

  A portion of the first main body portion 20 from the housing space first forming annular wall 23 to the first peripheral annular wall 22 in the radial direction of the first main body portion 20 is the first main body portion 20 in the vertical direction D1. Constitutes a thick part 212 that is thicker than other parts of the first main body part 20. Similarly, the projecting portion 211 also forms a thick portion 212 in the up-down direction D1.

  The cleaning water channel 201 is formed in the thick portion 212. One end of the cleaning water channel 201 has an outward opening 202 that opens toward the outside of the holder body 10, that is, toward the upper side of the first body 20. The outer opening 202 exists on the surface of the holder body 10, more specifically, the upper surface of the first body portion 20, and has a substantially rectangular shape. A large number of outward openings 202 are present in the thick portion 212 of the first main body portion 20 at predetermined intervals along the entire circumference of the first main body portion 20.

  The other end of the cleaning water flow path 201 has an inward opening 203 that opens toward the accommodation space 101. The same number of inner openings 203 as the outer openings 202 exist in the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23 so as to penetrate the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23. Therefore, the inward opening 203 is located inward in the radial direction of the holder body 10 with respect to the outer opening 202. The cleaning water channel 201 is formed so as to connect the outer opening 202 and the inner opening 203, and communicates the outside of the holder body 10 and the accommodation space 101. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning water flow channel 201 is configured by a concave portion 213 that is recessed from the first main body portion 20 into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in the downward direction D12 in the thick portion 212. The entire upper surface of the recess 213 forms an outer opening 202. The lower end portion of the recess 213 and the radially inner portion of the first main body portion 20 penetrates the housing space first formation annular wall 23 to form the inner opening 203. As described above, since there are a large number of the inner openings 203 and the outer openings 202 over the entire circumference along the circumferential direction of the holder main body 10 constituted by the first main body portion 20, the cleaning water flow path 201 is present. Are present along the circumferential direction of the holder body 10 over the entire circumference of the holder body 10.

  The bottom surface 214 forming the bottom of the recess 213 and the portion 215 of the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23 positioned above the inner opening 203 are linear between the outer opening 202 and the inner opening 203. The shielding wall part which prevents communication of this is comprised. The cleaning water channel 201 extends downward from the outer opening 202 by the shielding wall portion D12, is bent at a right angle inward in the radial direction of the first main body portion 20, and reaches the inner opening 203. That is, the shielding wall portion is constituted by a flow path forming wall that bends the cleaning water flow path 201 at a right angle.

  The second main body portion 40 includes a second plate-like portion 41, a second peripheral edge annular wall 42, and an accommodation space second formation annular wall 43. The second plate-like portion 41 has a disk shape. As shown in FIG. 5 and the like, a recessed portion 411 that is recessed inward in the radial direction of the second plate-shaped portion 41 exists at the peripheral edge portion of the second plate-shaped portion 41. The recess 411 is recessed in an arc shape so as to straddle the bottom surface of the second plate-like portion 41 and the peripheral surface of the second plate-like portion 41. Two depressions 411 form a pair. There are three pairs of the recessed portions 411 at equal pitches at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the second plate-like portion 41.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the second peripheral annular wall 42 is integrally connected to the peripheral edge of the second plate-like portion 41. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the second peripheral annular wall 42 has a cylindrical shape with a short length in the direction of the axis parallel to the vertical direction D <b> 1. 41 extends upward from the upper surface of 41. The second peripheral annular wall 42 has a coaxial positional relationship with the second plate-like portion 41 having a disk shape.

  The accommodation space second forming annular wall 43 is integrally connected to a portion of the second plate-like portion 41 located radially inward of the second plate-like portion 41 with respect to the peripheral portion of the second plate-like portion 41. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the accommodation space second formation annular wall 43 has a cylindrical shape whose length in the direction of the axis parallel to the vertical direction D <b> 1 is shorter than the second peripheral edge annular wall 42. And extends upward from the upper surface of the second plate-like portion 41. The accommodation space second forming annular wall 43 has a coaxial positional relationship with the second plate-like portion 41 and the second peripheral edge annular wall 42.

  A portion of the second main body portion 40 from the accommodation space second forming annular wall 43 to the second peripheral edge annular wall 42 in the radial direction of the second main body portion 40 is the second main body portion 40 in the vertical direction D1. Has a groove 412 that is thinner than other portions of the second main body 40. A part of the groove 412 constitutes a hook locking through hole 413. The hook locking through-hole 413 has a positional relationship between the pair of recesses 411 and the other pair of recesses 411 in the circumferential direction of the second plate-like portion 41, and the second plate Three are provided at equal pitches at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the shape portion 41. The hook locking through hole 413 extends in the circumferential direction of the second plate-like portion 41.

  The width of the hook locking through hole 413 is widened outwardly in the radial direction of the second main body portion 40 in the half portion of the hook locking through hole 413 in the clockwise direction of the second main body portion 40 when viewed from the bottom. The widened portion 414 is provided. The other half portion of the hook locking through hole 413 in the counterclockwise direction of the second main body 40 in the bottom view has a groove width identical portion 415 having the same width as the groove 412.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the groove width identical portion 415 is formed so that the peripheral vicinity portion 405 of the second main body portion 40 constituting the upper end portion of the second peripheral edge annular wall 42 is the radius of the second plate-like portion 41. It is formed by projecting into the hook locking through hole 413 inward in the direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the lower surface of the peripheral edge portion 405 has a horizontal surface 406 and an inclined surface 407. The horizontal plane 406 has a positional relationship orthogonal to the vertical direction D1. The inclined surface 407 is a second plate-like portion in the counterclockwise direction from the edge of the horizontal plane 406 in the counterclockwise direction around the axis of the second plate-like portion 41 when viewed from the bottom facing the upward direction D11. It extends along the circumferential direction of 41 and is inclined so as to go downward D12.

Next, assembly of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the substrate C to which pseudo contaminants are attached is placed on the upper surface of the second plate-like portion 41 of the second main body portion 40 in a positional relationship coaxial with the second main body portion 40. Accordingly, the peripheral edge portion of the substrate C is a side wall surface of the housing space second forming annular wall 43 of the second main body portion 40 and is disposed so as to contact the side wall surface 431 on the radially inner side of the second main body portion 40. Is done. Next, the lower surface of the first main body portion 20 is moved closer to the upper surface of the second main body portion 40 on which the substrate C is placed, and the three hook portions 221 are widened portions of the three hook locking through holes 413. Insert into 414 respectively. Thereby, the 1st main-body part 20 and the 2nd main-body part 40 become a coaxial positional relationship.

  Further, the lower surface of the first main body 20 is moved closer to the upper surface of the second main body 40 on which the substrate C is placed, and the lower end surface of the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23 is moved to the peripheral edge of the substrate C. It is made to contact | abut to the upper surface of the 2nd plate-shaped part 41 through a part. Then, the first main body portion 20 is rotated with respect to the second main body portion 40, and the hook portion 221 is engaged with the groove width identical portion 415. At this time, the inclined surface 224 of the hook portion 221 and the inclined surface 407 of the peripheral edge portion 405 are in contact with each other, and the horizontal surface 223 of the hook portion 221 and the horizontal surface 406 of the peripheral edge portion 405 are in contact with each other. Accordingly, the substrate C is sandwiched and fixed between the lower end surface of the housing space first formation annular wall 23 of the first main body portion 20 and the upper surface of the second plate-like portion 41 of the second main body portion 40. . Further, the first main body portion 20 is firmly fixed to the second main body portion 40.

  Next, the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 containing the substrate C to which the pseudo-contaminant is attached is used as a medical equipment T such as a used endoscope, a laparocolle forceps, a biopsy forceps, a suction tube, a catheter, a syringe, and a syringe needle. At the same time, the flow of the cleaning liquid at the time of cleaning in a medical automatic cleaning machine (washer disinfector: WD) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 7, first, together with a medical instrument T such as a used endoscope, laparocolle forceps, biopsy forceps, suction tube, catheter, syringe, injection needle, etc., one washing confirmation indicator holder 1 is attached to a gold It is placed on a cleaning basket B having a net shape. At this time, the cleaning confirmation indicator is set so that the first main body portion 20 is positioned on the upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the second main body portion 40 so that the outer opening 202 is opened in the upward direction D11. The holder 1 is placed on the cleaning basket B. And this washing basket B is set to the medical automatic washing machine WD.

  Next, the automatic medical washing machine WD is operated, and the cleaning liquid W is ejected from the ejection ports F disposed above and below the cleaning basket B and moving in the horizontal direction. As a result, the cleaning liquid W ejected from the ejection port F above the cleaning basket B flows from the outer opening 202 of the first main body portion 20 to the bottom surface 214 that forms the bottom of the recess 213 as shown in FIG. The collision occurs, the first main body portion 20 is bent at a right angle inward in the radial direction, passes through the inner opening 203, flows into the accommodation space 101, and the pseudo contaminants attached to the substrate C are cleaned.

According to the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the first embodiment, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
The cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the present embodiment includes a holder body 10 having therein a housing space 101 for housing the cleaning confirmation indicator. The holder body 10 includes a cleaning water channel 201, a bottom surface 214 as a shielding wall portion, and a portion 215 of the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23. The cleaning water channel 201 communicates the outside of the holder body 10 and the accommodation space 101. One end of the cleaning water channel 201 has an outward opening 202 that opens toward the outside of the holder body 10. The other end of the cleaning water channel 201 has an inward opening 203 that opens toward the accommodation space 101. The bottom surface 214 as the shielding wall portion and the portion 215 of the accommodation space first formation annular wall 23 prevent the linear communication between the outer opening 202 and the inner opening 203.
Therefore, the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 can be placed at a position close to the medical device T, and a path through which the cleaning liquid W reaches the pseudo-contaminant adhering to the substrate C is placed on the cleaning basket B. It can be set as the structure close | similar to the path | route which the washing | cleaning liquid W reaches | attains the medical device T set | placed. As a result, it is possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not the cleaning by the medical automatic cleaning machine is normally performed using the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1.

The holder main body 10 has a disk shape, the outer opening 202 exists on the surface of the holder main body 10, and the inner opening 203 is positioned inward in the radial direction of the holder main body 10 with respect to the outer opening 202. To do. The accommodation space 101 is located at the center portion of the holder body 10 in the radial direction.
Therefore, the cleaning liquid W that has flowed from the outer opening 202 can be easily guided to the accommodation space 101 located in the center of the holder body 10.

  In addition, a plurality of cleaning water flow paths 201 exist along the entire circumference of the holder body 10 along the circumferential direction of the holder body 10. Therefore, even if the cleaning liquid W flows from the outer opening 202 at any position in the circumferential direction of the holder main body 10 (any position on the entire 360 ° circumference of the holder main body 10), it is stored in the center of the holder main body 10. The space 101 can be easily and evenly guided. As a result, using the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1, it is possible to suppress variation in the cleaning effect that is grasped.

  Further, the shielding wall portion is configured by a bottom surface 214 as a flow path forming wall that bends the cleaning water flow path 201 at a right angle and a portion 215 of the accommodation space first forming annular wall 23. Therefore, it can be determined with higher accuracy whether or not the cleaning by the medical automatic cleaning machine is normally performed.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the central portion of the second main body 40A has a cleaning water discharge channel 416A and the through hole C11A is formed in the center of the substrate CA. Is different. In other respects, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and therefore the same configuration as the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the first embodiment will be described in detail using the same reference numerals. Is omitted. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing an indicator holder 1A for cleaning confirmation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the second main body portion 40 </ b> A has a cleaning water discharge channel 416 </ b> A at the center portion thereof. The cleaning water discharge channel 416A is formed by a through-hole penetrating the second main body portion 40A in the vertical direction D1 in the central portion of the second main body portion 40A, and connects the outside of the holder main body 10A and the accommodation space 101. Communicate. A portion of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A that is connected to the accommodation space 101 (an upper portion of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A) is configured by a large-diameter portion 417A having a large diameter. The diameter of the large diameter portion 417A is the same as the diameter of the through hole C11A formed at the center of the substrate CA. The portion of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A that is connected to the space outside the holder body 10A (the lower portion of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A) is configured by a small-diameter portion 418A having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 417A. Has been. As shown in FIG. 10, the periphery of the opening at the upper end of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A has an annular protrusion 419A that protrudes upward. The annular protrusion 419A facilitates removal from the upper surface of the second plate-like portion 41 of the second main body portion 40A of the substrate CA.

  The cleaning water that has flowed in from the outer opening 202 flows through the cleaning water flow path 201 and flows into the accommodation space 101 through the inner opening 203. Then, the substrate CA is cleaned, passes through the through-hole C11A and the cleaning water discharge channel 416A, and is discharged to the outside of the holder body 10A.

According to the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1A of the second embodiment, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
As described above, the second main body portion 40A has the cleaning water discharge channel 416A in the central portion. Therefore, the cleaning liquid W that has flowed from the outer opening 202 through the cleaning water flow path 201 and into the accommodation space 101 through the inner opening 203 cleans the pseudo contaminants adhering to the substrate CA, and then the cleaning water discharge flow The cleaning liquid W can flow inside the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1A so as to be discharged to the outside of the accommodation space 101 through the path 416A.

<Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The shape of the first main body 20C in the third embodiment is different from the shape of the first main body 20 in the first embodiment. In other respects, the third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and therefore, the same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the first embodiment, and a detailed description is given. Is omitted.
FIG. 11 is an upper perspective view showing the first main body portion 20C of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a lower perspective view showing the first main body portion 20C of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a front view showing the first main body portion 20C of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the flow of the cleaning liquids W, W1, and W2 in the cleaning water flow path 201C and the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the first plate-like portion 21 </ b> C has a disk shape, like the first plate-like portion 21 in the first embodiment. A protruding portion 211C that protrudes outward in the radial direction of the first plate-shaped portion 21C is provided at the peripheral portion of the first plate-shaped portion 21C. The leading edge of the protruding portion 211C extends in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21C and has an arc shape. Two pairs of the protruding portions 211C are provided at equal pitches in the circumferential direction of the first plate-shaped portion 21C, with two pairs formed at intervals in the circumferential direction of the first plate-shaped portion 21C.

  The cleaning water channel 201C (see FIG. 14) is configured by a part of the channel cutout 213C formed in the thick portion 212. As shown in FIG. 11 and the like, the channel cutouts 213C are respectively formed in a portion between the pair of protrusions 211C and adjacent portions on both sides of the pair of protrusions 211C. Accordingly, nine channel notches 213C are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21C. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 12, one inner opening 203 passes through the accommodation space 101 (see FIG. 14 and the like) in the inflow direction of the cleaning liquid W flowing into the accommodation space 101 from the one inner opening 203. It does not face the other inner opening 203. One inward opening 203 is opposed to a part of the first main body portion 20C constituting a part of the holder main body 10C via the accommodating space 101.

  The channel notch 213C has a rectangular shape when viewed in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21C. The channel notch 213C extends the recess 213 according to the first embodiment outward in the radial direction of the first plate-shaped portion 21C, and the radially outer portion of the first plate-shaped portion 21 in the recess 213 The cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 according to one embodiment has a shape that opens outward.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the end portion of the flow path notch 213 </ b> C has an inner opening 203 at the inner side in the radial direction of the first plate-like portion 21 </ b> C (right direction in FIG. 14). Yes. The end of the first plate-like portion 21C in the upper direction of FIG. 14 has an outward opening 202C that opens upward on the upper surface of the first plate-like portion 21C. The end portion of the flow path notch 213C on the radially outer side of the first plate-like portion 21C (leftward in FIG. 14) is a discharge passage opening 204C that opens toward the radially outer side of the first plate-like portion 21C. have.

  The cleaning water flow path 201C is configured by a portion indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Further, a part of the flow path notch 213C constitutes a cleaning liquid discharge path 217C which is a portion indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  That is, one end of the cleaning water channel 201C has an outer opening 202C, and the other end of the cleaning water channel 201C has an inner opening 203. On the other hand, one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C has a discharge path opening 204C that exists at a position different from the outer opening 202C. The other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C has an inward opening 203 that is common to the other end of the cleaning water flow path 201C. Therefore, the cleaning water channel 201C has an L-shape as shown in FIG. 14, but the cleaning liquid discharge channel 217C is one end of the cleaning liquid discharge channel 217C in the radial direction of the first plate-shaped portion 21C. The discharge passage opening 204C as a portion and the inner opening 203 as the other end portion of the cleaning liquid discharge passage 217C have a shape communicating linearly.

  As shown in FIG. 14, even when the cleaning liquid W is ejected from the upper side of the first plate-like portion 21C to the lower direction D12, the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C holds the cleaning liquid W2 flowing into the accommodation space 101 as a holder. It can be discharged outside the main body 10C. In addition, since a part of the cleaning water flow path 201C and a part of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C are constituted by a common part, as shown in FIG. 14, from the upper side of the first plate-like part 21C to the downward direction D12. When the cleaning liquid W is ejected, the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C causes the cleaning liquid W3 that has flowed into the cleaning water flow path 201C from the outer opening 202C to be discharged from the discharge path opening 204C that is the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C. It can be discharged.

According to the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C of the third embodiment, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
The cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1C includes a cleaning liquid discharge path 217C capable of discharging the cleaning liquid W2 flowing into the accommodation space 101 to the outside of the holder body 10C. A discharge path opening 204C as one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C exists at a position different from the outer opening 202C, and the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C has an inner opening 203.
Therefore, a part of the cleaning water flow path 201C and a part of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C can be configured by a common part, and can be accommodated without forming many holes and notches constituting the flow path. The cleaning liquid W2 flowing into the space 101 can be easily discharged to the outside of the holder body 10C.

The cleaning liquid discharge path 217C can discharge the cleaning liquid W3 flowing into the cleaning water flow path 201C from the outer opening 202C from a discharge path opening 204C as the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C.
For this reason, when the cleaning liquid W2 that has flowed into the storage space 101 becomes full, the cleaning liquid W3 that has flowed into the cleaning water flow path 201C is not forced to flow into the storage space 101 and is discharged from the discharge passage opening 204C. Therefore, the cleaning liquid W2 contained in the storage space 101 can be easily discharged to the outside of the holder body 10C.

The cleaning liquid discharge path 217C has a shape in which a discharge path opening 204C as one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C and an inner opening 203 as the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C communicate in a straight line.
For this reason, it can be set as the structure which can discharge | emit the washing | cleaning liquid W2 in the storage space 101 to the exterior of the holder main body 10C easily.

Further, as described above, the nine channel cutouts 213C are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the first plate-like portion 21C. That is, there are nine inward openings 203. The one inner opening 203 does not oppose the other inner opening 203 through the accommodation space 101 in the inflow direction of the cleaning liquid W that has flowed into the accommodation space 101 from the one inner opening 203, and thus accommodates the accommodation space. It faces a part of the holder body 10 </ b> C through 101.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 12, the cleaning liquid W that has flowed into the accommodation space 101 from one inner opening 203 flows straight in the accommodation space 101 as it is, and flows from the other inner opening 203 to the outside of the accommodation space 101. Spilling out can be suppressed.

<Fourth embodiment>
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The first main body portion 20D in the fourth embodiment is different from the first main body portion 20 in the first embodiment in that it has a fixed convex portion 205D. Further, the second main body portion 40D in the fourth embodiment is different from the second main body portion 40 in the first embodiment in that it has a fixed convex portion 405D. In other respects, the fourth embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, and therefore the same configuration as the cleaning confirmation indicator holder 1 of the first embodiment will be described in detail using the same reference numerals. Is omitted.
FIG. 15 is an upper perspective view showing the first main body 20D of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a lower perspective view showing the second main body portion 40D of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a bottom view showing a state in which the second main body portion 40D of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is supported by the wire WR.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the first main body portion 20 </ b> D has a fixed protrusion 205 </ b> D as a fixed portion. The eight fixed protrusions 205D have substantially the same shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and are provided, and protrude from the center of the first plate-shaped portion 21 upward D11. The fixed protrusions 205D are formed of four pairs of fixed protrusions 205D, each paired in pairs. In the two fixed convex portions 205D forming each pair, the side surfaces having the largest area are arranged to face each other and to be parallel to each other. In addition, in the diameter direction of the first main body 20D having a disk shape, the fixed protrusions 205D are arranged in pairs so as to face each other. In these two pairs of fixed convex portions 205D, the side surfaces having the largest area have a flush relationship with each other in the direction parallel to the diameter direction of the first main body portion 20D. Wire engaging grooves 206D extending along the side surfaces and parallel to the diameter direction of the first main body portion 20D are formed on the side surfaces of the fixed convex portions 205D that face each other and have the widest area.

  Among the eight fixed protrusions 205D, four orthogonal protrusions that form a metal mesh-like cleaning basket B (see FIG. 7) are provided between the four fixed protrusions 205D that face each other and have the widest area. Of the wires WR to be operated (see FIG. 17), the vertical wires WR can be arranged. In addition, among the eight fixed protrusions 205D, the other four fixed protrusions 205D have the widest surface facing each other and the orthogonal wires WR constituting the cleaning basket B (see FIG. 17)) can be arranged. The wires WR arranged in this manner are engaged with the wire engaging grooves 206D, and are prevented from coming off between the opposed fixed convex portions 205D. As described above, the vertical wires WR and the horizontal wires WR of the orthogonal wires WR constituting the cleaning basket B are arranged between the fixed convex portions 205D, whereby the first plate-like portion 21 constituting the holder main body. Is fixed to a cleaning basket B as a holder support member. That is, when the first main body portion 20D is arranged to face the cleaning basket B, the second main body portion 40D is not fixed to the wire WR, and the first main body portion 20D is fixed to the wire WR, the fixed protrusion The unit 205D is used.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the second main body portion 40 </ b> D has a fixed convex portion 405 </ b> D as a fixed portion. The eight fixed protrusions 405D have the substantially same rectangular parallelepiped shape and are provided to protrude downward from the center of the second plate-like portion 41 to D12. The fixed convex portion 405D has the same shape as the fixed convex portion 205D. The fixed convex portions 405D are formed of four pairs of fixed convex portions 405D, each paired in pairs. In the two fixed convex portions 405D forming each pair, the side surfaces having the largest area are arranged to face each other and to be parallel to each other. Further, in the diameter direction of the second main body portion 40D having a disk shape, the fixed protrusions 405D are arranged in pairs so as to face each other. In these two pairs of fixed convex portions 405D, the side surfaces having the largest area have a flush relationship with each other in the direction parallel to the diameter direction of the second main body portion 40D. Wire engaging grooves 406D extending along the side surfaces and parallel to the diametrical direction of the second main body portion 40D are respectively formed on the side surfaces of the fixed convex portion 405D facing each other and having the largest area.

  As shown in FIG. 17, among the eight fixed protrusions 405D, the four fixed protrusions 405D have a metal mesh-like cleaning basket B (FIG. 7), vertical wires WR among orthogonal wires WR can be arranged. Among the eight fixed protrusions 405D, the other four fixed protrusions 405D have the widest surface facing each other, and the orthogonal wires WR constituting the cleaning basket B The horizontal wire WR can be arranged. The wire WR arranged in this way is engaged with the wire engaging groove 406D and is prevented from coming off between the opposed fixed convex portions 405D. As described above, the vertical wires WR and the horizontal wires WR of the orthogonal wires WR constituting the cleaning basket B are arranged between the fixed convex portions 405D, whereby the second plate-like portion 41 constituting the holder main body. Is fixed to a cleaning basket B as a holder support member. That is, when the second main body portion 40D is arranged to face the cleaning basket B, the first main body portion 20D is not fixed to the wire WR, and the second main body portion 40D is fixed to the wire WR, the fixed protrusion Part 405D is used.

According to the cleaning confirmation indicator holder of the fourth embodiment, for example, the following effects are exhibited.
The indicator holder for cleaning confirmation serves as a fixed portion for fixing the first main body portion 20D and the second main body portion 40D constituting the holder main body to the orthogonal wires WR constituting the cleaning basket B as the holder support member. It has a fixed convex portion 205D and a fixed convex portion 405D. For this reason, the indicator holder for cleaning confirmation can be easily fixed to the cleaning basket B, and the working efficiency of the cleaning operation of the medical device can be enhanced.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can implement with a various form.
For example, in the present embodiment, the medical automatic washer WD has a configuration in which the cleaning liquid W is ejected from above and below the cleaning basket B, but is not limited thereto. For example, the automatic medical washing machine WD may have a configuration that ejects only from either the upper side or the lower side of the cleaning basket B.

  Further, in the present embodiment, for cleaning confirmation, the first main body is positioned vertically above the second main body so that the outer opening is in the positional relationship of opening in the upward direction D11. Although the indicator holder is placed on the cleaning basket B, it is not limited to this positional relationship.

  In this embodiment, one cleaning confirmation indicator holder is placed on the cleaning basket B, but the present invention is not limited to one cleaning confirmation indicator holder.

  For example, a plurality of cleaning confirmation indicator holders are prepared, and the first main body portion is the second main body portion so that half of the cleaning confirmation indicator holders have a positional relationship in which the outer opening opens vertically upward. Is placed on the washing basket B so as to be positioned on the upper side in the vertical direction. Then, the remaining half of the cleaning confirmation indicator holders are positioned so that the first main body portion is vertically downward with respect to the second main body portion so that the outer opening is in the vertical downward direction. As such, it may be placed on the washing basket B. Moreover, when using the medical automatic washing machine which ejects the washing | cleaning liquid W toward directions other than the vertical direction (directions other than the vertically upward direction and the vertically downward direction), the outward opening opens in a substantially horizontal direction. The cleaning confirmation indicator holder may be placed on the cleaning basket B so as to be in a positional relationship, and the outer opening is opened in a direction (oblique direction) intersecting the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. The cleaning confirmation indicator holder may be placed on the cleaning basket B so that the positional relationship is satisfied.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the periphery of the opening at the upper end of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A has the annular projecting portion 419A projecting upward, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, the periphery of the opening at the upper end of the cleaning water discharge channel 416A may not have the annular protrusion 419A protruding upward. Conversely, in the first embodiment, an annular protrusion similar to the annular protrusion 419A of the second embodiment may be provided.

  In the second embodiment, the diameter of the large-diameter portion 417A and the diameter of the through hole C11A formed in the center of the substrate CA are the same, but are not limited to this configuration. For example, the through-hole only needs to have a diameter such that the substrate has an area sufficient for adhering pseudo-contaminant to the surface of the substrate. Further, the sizes of the large diameter portion 417A and the small diameter portion 418A are not limited to the sizes in the second embodiment. Large diameter part 417A and small diameter part 418A should just have arbitrary sizes.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration of each part of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of each part of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder in the present embodiment. For example, the number, shape, etc. of the cleaning water channels are not limited to the number, shape, etc. of the cleaning water channels 201, 201C of the cleaning confirmation indicator holder in the present embodiment. Similarly, the number, shape, and the like of the cleaning liquid discharge path, the inner opening, the outer opening, and the fixed portion are the same as the cleaning liquid discharge path 217C, the inner opening 203, and the outer opening 202 in the cleaning confirmation indicator holder in the present embodiment. 202C and the number and shape of the fixed protrusions 205D and 405D are not limited. For example, the present invention is not limited to the presence of both the fixed convex portion 205D and the fixed convex portion 405D. For example, one of the fixed convex portion 205D and the fixed convex portion 405D may exist.

1, 1A, 1C Washing confirmation indicator holder 10, 10A, 10C Holder body 101 Accommodating space 201, 201C Washing water flow path 202, 202C Outer opening 203 Inner opening 204C Discharge path opening 205D Fixed convex part (fixed part )
214 Bottom (shielding wall, flow path forming wall)
215 Part of the accommodation space first forming annular wall 23 (shielding wall part, flow path forming wall)
217C Cleaning liquid discharge path 405D Fixed convex part (fixed part)
B Cleaning basket C, CA substrate (cleaning confirmation indicator)

Claims (9)

Provided with a holder body that has a storage space for storing the cleaning confirmation indicator inside,
The holder main body is a cleaning water flow path that communicates the outside of the holder main body with the housing space, and has an outer opening at which one end of the cleaning water flow path opens toward the outside of the holder main body. A cleaning water flow path having an inner opening that opens toward the housing space, and a linear communication between the outer opening and the inner opening. washing confirmation indicator holder with a shielding wall portion you form the washing water flow path bent hinders. There are a plurality of the inward openings,
The one inner opening is not opposed to the other inner opening via the accommodation space in the inflow direction of the cleaning liquid flowing into the accommodation space from the one inner opening. The indicator holder for cleaning confirmation according to claim 1, which opposes a part of the holder body. The holder body has a disk shape, the outer opening is present on the surface of the holder body, the inner opening is located radially inward of the holder body with respect to the outer opening,
The cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing space is located at a central portion in a radial direction of the holder body.   4. The cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the cleaning water flow paths are present over the entire circumference of the holder body along the circumferential direction of the holder body. 5.   The said shielding wall part is a washing | cleaning confirmation indicator holder in any one of Claims 1-4 comprised by the flow-path formation wall which bends the said water flow path for washing | cleaning at right angle. A cleaning liquid discharge path capable of discharging the cleaning liquid flowing into the storage space to the outside of the holder body,
The one end part of the said washing | cleaning liquid discharge path exists in the position different from the said outward opening, and the other end part of the said washing | cleaning liquid discharge path has the said inward opening. Indicator holder for cleaning confirmation.   7. The cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to claim 6, wherein the cleaning liquid discharge path is capable of discharging the cleaning liquid flowing into the cleaning water flow path from the outer opening from the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path.   8. The cleaning confirmation indicator holder according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the cleaning liquid discharge path has a shape in which one end of the cleaning liquid discharge path and the other end of the cleaning liquid discharge path communicate in a straight line. .   The indicator holder for cleaning confirmation according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a fixed portion for fixing the holder main body to a holder support member.

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