US Patent Issued to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS on Nov. 4 for "Endoscope reprocessor, control apparatus, and control method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,218, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (Tokyo).

"Endoscope reprocessor, control apparatus, and control method" was invented by Hiroto Nakano (Kawasaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An endoscope reprocessor includes: a cleaning tank in which an endoscope is placed; an endoscope connecting unit configured to be connected to a channel of the endoscope; a top cover configured to cover an upper part of the cleaning tank; a first ejection unit configured to eject a cleaning solution toward an inner surface of the top cover; a first pump connected to the first ejection unit; and a control unit provided w...