Apparatus for washing and disinfecting/sterilizing an endoscope

摘要

An apparatus and method for washing and disinfecting-sterilizing an endoscope are disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a vessel in which an endoscope can be mounted; washing solution supply means for supplying an alkali-based enzyme-based or enzyme-contained alkali-based washing solution for washing an endoscope into said vessel; washing means for washing the endoscope mounted within the vessel with said washing solution; and disinfecting-sterilizing solution supply means for supplying an oxide-based disinfecting-sterilizing solution into the vessel, said oxide-based disinfecting-sterilizing solution performing disinfection and sterilization by oxidation, wherein the endoscope mounted within the vessel is disinfected and sterilized with said oxide-based disinfecting-sterilizing solution.