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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Aiko Kosugi, Sagamihara, JP;
Michifumi Yoshie, Hino, JP;
Akihisa Ogawa, Hachioji, JP;
Masahiko Tomita, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshitomo Yaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.