Cleaning And Disinfection Procedures - Fora GD20 Operation Manual

CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
PROCEDURES
Cleaning & Disinfecting the FORA GD20
Blood Glucose Meter
It is Links Medical Product's policy to advise heal
care professionals to clean and disinfect blood
glucose meters between each resident test in order
to avoid cross-contamination issues. Whether your
facility uses an alcohol based solution or a bleach
based solution should depend upon your individual
resident requirements and your facility's disinfection
protocol.
Links Medical Product's cleaning and disinfecting
guidelines are as follows:
FORA GD20 Cleaning Guidelines: Use a lint free
cloth dampened with soapy water or isopropyl
(70% - 80%) to clean the outside of the blood
glucose meter.
NOTE: Lint free cloth should not be dripping wet
when cleaning the meter.
FORA GD20 Disinfecting Guidelines: To
disinfect the meter, dilute 1 mL of household bleach
(5% - 6% sodium hypochlorite solution) in 9 mL of
water to achieve a 1:10 dilution (fi nal concentration
of 0.5% - 0.6% sodium hypochlorite). The solution
can then be used to dampen a paper towel (do not
saturate the towel). Then use the damped towel to
thoroughly wipe down the meter.
Please note that there are commercially available
1:10 quaternary/alcohol wipes and bleach wipes
from a variety of manufactures. Professional
Disposables Inc (PDI) is an example of a
manufacturer that offers both of these options.
Their product offerings include:
• Super Sani-Cloth" Germicidal Wipe - ideal
disinfection for most residents and hard surfaces.
• Sani-Cloth" Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipe -
ideal disinfection for residents with C-Diff.
Both germicidal wipes mentioned above are EPA
registered wipes that are compliant with the CDC
guideline for disinfection and sterilization in
healthcare facilities and are readily available
through major medical distributors. When using any
disinfection wipe, take extreme care not to get liquid
in the test strip dock or key code parts of the
meter. With all recommended glucose meter
cleaning methods, it is crucial that the FORA GD20
meter be completely dry before testing a resident's
glucose level. Please follow the disinfectant product
label instructions to ensure proper drying time.
While there are many other options for
disinfecting blood glucose meters, Links Medical
Products has not tested the effectiveness of these
products on the FORA GD20 meter. If you use a
product or method other than those that we've
recommend above, you should document
accordingly in your cleaning protocol.
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