| 摘要 |
<p>A decontaminating apparatus 1 comprises an ultrasonic decontamination tank 2 housed in a sump in the base of a cabinet type washer. Deluge sprayers 6 are located above the tank. A carousel 8 rotatable about a horizontal shaft 10 in the space between the tank 2 and deluge sprayers 6 includes a plurality of baskets 14 connected by spokes 12 to shaft 10. In use, instruments to be decontaminated are loaded into a basket 14 at position A. The carousel 8 rotates clockwise, moving basket 14 to position B where instruments in the basket undergo ultrasonic cleaning. Fluid passes along a pipe 20 from shaft 10 to the interior of the instruments. Carousel 8 continues to rotate, moving basket 14 out of the reservoir 2 to position C, in which ultrasonic decontamination no longer occurs. As the basket moves from position C back to position A, the instruments move through the path of decontamination fluid emitted by deluge sprayers 6. As the basket returns to position B, fluid flows to the interior of the instruments along pipe 20 again, flushing debris loosened by the ultrasonic decontamination out of the instruments into the reservoir 3.</p> |
