METHOD FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM STERILIZATION TREATMENT OF ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE

摘要

An autoclave sterilization method for an endoscope (2) according to this invention is such that the outside of a duct passage, which communicates at at least one end thereof with the outside of the endoscope (2) and extends through an endoscope interior (47), cooperates with the clad member of the endoscope (2) to define a space, and the space is communicated with the outside of the endoscope. Once the space and the outside of the endoscope ar e brought into a negative pressure state, steam is introduced into the space (47) and the outside of the endoscope to sterilize the endoscope (2).