Global Patent Index - EP 3226917 A1

EP 3226917 A1 20171011 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND EINRICHTUNG ZUM AUFBEREITEN VON CHIRURGISCHEN INSTRUMENTEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INSTRUMENTS CHIRURGICAUX

Publication

EP 3226917 A1 20171011 (DE)

Application

EP 15798378 A 20151117

Priority

  • DE 102014224714 A 20141203
  • EP 2015076819 W 20151117

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016087191A1] The invention relates to a method for treating surgical instruments, in particular endoscopes, by means of a treatment fluids. The invention further relates to a device (16) for treating surgical instruments, in particular endoscopes, comprising a fluid container (13) for a treatment fluid (10) and a treatment apparatus (12), wherein the treatment apparatus (12) has a treatment chamber (11), in which at least one surgical instrument can be or is inserted for treatment, wherein the fluid container (13) and the treatment chamber (11) of the treatment apparatus (12) are spatially separated. The invention is characterized <b>in that</b>, before the surgical instrument is treated by means of the treatment fluid (10), microwave radiation (14) is applied to the treatment fluid (10) in a fluid container (13) separated from a treatment chamber (11) of a treatment apparatus (12).

IPC 8 full level

A61L 2/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61L 2/18 (2006.01); C02F 1/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 1/123 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61L 2/12 (2013.01); A61L 2/183 (2013.01); A61L 2/186 (2013.01); C02F 1/302 (2013.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); A61L 2202/17 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); C02F 2103/026 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016087191A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016087191 A1 20160609; DE 102014224714 A1 20160609; DE 102014224714 B4 20170126; EP 3226917 A1 20171011

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2015076819 W 20151117; DE 102014224714 A 20141203; EP 15798378 A 20151117