Method and system for monitoring a reprocessing device for endoscopes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016008079-A1
Application number	US-201514863826-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2015
Priority date	Mar 26, 2013
Publication date	Jan 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for monitoring a reprocessing device for endoscopes the method including: logging one or more process parameters as well as a time of each reprocessing operation over a plurality of reprocessing operations for at least one endoscope in at least one reprocessing device; storing the logged one or more process parameters in association with the respective reprocessing operation, and performing a trend analysis of at least one logged process parameter in an evaluation device via the one or more logged process parameters.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for monitoring a reprocessing device for endoscopes the method comprising:
logging one or more process parameters as well as a time of each reprocessing operation over a plurality of reprocessing operations for at least one endoscope in at least one reprocessing device; storing the logged one or more process parameters in association with the respective reprocessing operation, and performing a trend analysis of at least one logged process parameter in an evaluation device via the one or more logged process parameters.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more process parameters is or are selected from a group consisting of a reprocessing device indicator, an operator indicator, a reprocessing program indicator, at least one endoscope indicator for at least one reprocessed endoscope, at least one reprocessing agent indicator, a pressure loss and/or a pressure loss speed, at least one dose quantity of at least one reprocessing agent to be metered, a start of the reprocessing operation, an end time of the reprocessing operation, a process duration, malfunctions, operating errors and error messages.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the logging comprises, for reprocessing operations in which several different partial operations are performed, logging partial-operation-relevant process parameters with respect to the individual partial operations.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the partial-operation-relevant process parameters are selected from a group consisting of a partial operation identifier, a duration of the reprocessing partial operation and dose quantities of one or more reprocessing agents to be metered during the partial operation.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing of the trend analysis comprises, one or more of representing and evaluating at least one logged process parameter as a function of one or more of a respective start or end time of the plurality of reprocessing operations, of a reprocessing device indicator, of a reprocessing program indicator, of a partial operation indicator, of an operator indicator and of the endoscope indicator.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising filtering one or more of logged data for the representation and/or evaluation by a point in time, the reprocessing device indicator, the operator indicator, the reprocessing program indicator, the partial program indicator and the endoscope indicator.

7 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the trend analysis analyzes whether, with time, a logged process parameter develops such that this process parameter leaves a calibrated range or a tolerance range if the trend continues.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the logged process parameter is one of a dose quantity or a process duration.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising signaling a servicing need of the reprocessing device before a logged process parameter has left the calibrated range or tolerance range if the trend analysis indicates such a trend.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising signaling a need for training for an operator if the trend analysis shows that one or more of a frequency of malfunctions, operating errors and error messages is elevated for one operator compared to other operators.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reprocessing device is a cleaning and/or disinfection device.

12 . A system for monitoring a reprocessing device for endoscopes, the system comprising:
at least one reprocessing device; and at least one evaluation device, in which the reprocessing device is configured to one or more of to log reprocessing operations and to save in correlation with a respective reprocessing operation and to transmit to the evaluation device one or more process parameters as well as a time of the respective reprocessing operation, wherein the evaluation device is configured to perform a trend analysis of at least one logged process parameter via the at least one logged process parameter.

13 . The system according to claim 12 , wherein the evaluation device is integrated in the reprocessing device.

14 . The system according to claim 12 , wherein the evaluation device is configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Winter & Ibe Olympus

Inventors

• Carlson Torben
• Thate Henning

Classifications

• A61B2019/343

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B19/34 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2019/346

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2090/701

  for flexible tubular instruments, e.g. endoscopes · CPC title

• A61B90/70 Primary

  Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments · CPC title