US 11,812,935 B2
Endoscope cleaning work support device, method of operating endoscope cleaning work support device, and endoscope cleaning work support program
Tetsuya Nishi, Tokyo (JP); Hikari Shimizu, Tokyo (JP); Clarinda Kuan, Tokyo (JP); Kaori Kitano, Tokyo (JP); Yoshiko Ikeda, Tokyo (JP); and Takeshi Nishiyama, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/861,426.
Application 16/861,426 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2018/034453, filed on Sep. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-211131 (JP), filed on Oct. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0260943 A1, Aug. 20, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/12 (2006.01); B08B 9/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/121 (2013.01) [B08B 9/04 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An endoscope cleaning work support device comprising:
a memory for storing a step-by-step procedure for manual cleaning of an endoscope;
a display; and
a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to:
retrieve the step-by step procedure for manual cleaning of the endoscope from the memory;
receive input from a user;
control a display so as to display the step-by-step procedure for manual cleaning of the endoscope;
measure a first period of time from a start time of a procedure in a current step marked by reception of a first input from the user for displaying the procedure in the current step, to an end time of the procedure in the current step marked by reception of a second input from the user for displaying a procedure in a subsequent step; and
display on the display, information for alerting the user that the user's performance of the current step for manual cleaning of the endoscope may be insufficient, when the first period of time exceeds a period of time derived from adding a reference period of time defined for each step for displaying the procedure and a predetermined period of time, and when an input is not received for displaying a procedure in a step subsequent to the current step.