| 摘要 |
<p>A method of sterilizing a hollow endoscope having a conduit is disclosed. An end of the endoscope conduit is connected to a sealed vessel such that the endoscope conduit is in fluid communication with the sealed vessel. The endoscope is placed in a sterilisation chamber and the chamber sealed. The sterilisation chamber is run through sterilisation cycles in which the pressure within the chamber is varied. During the pressure variation within the sterilising chamber, sterilising gas, i.e. ozone is drawn from the sterilising chamber via the endoscope conduit into the vessel. During the pressure variation the inner surface of the endoscope is subjected to sterilising conditions in addition to the outer surface of the endoscope.</p> |
