Improvement of the automatic endoscopic reprocessor: Self-cleaning disinfecting connectors between endoscope and reprocessor

Endoscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 469-471

  Ishino, Y ^a   Ido, K ^a   Sugano, K ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; SUCTION; VALVE;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS;

EID: 0038042044     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39662     Document Type: Article

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