Surgical Instruments (Op) - Miele G 7825 Operating Instructions Manual

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Surgical instruments (OP)

Surgical instruments should be stored for as short a time as possible
before machine reprocessing - and for no longer than 2 hours.
It is best to reprocess surgical instruments using the DES-VAR-TD
programme.
The OXIVARIO programme should be used for surgical instruments
where there is a long delay between the time they are used and the
time they can be reprocessed. See "Special processes" at the end of
this booklet.
Disinfection of surgical instruments and of those used for minimally
invasive surgery should take place thermally.
De-ionised water with a conductivity level of ~15μS/cm (mi-
crosiemens per centimetre) should be used for the final rinse
whenever possible to ensure no marks are left on the load and to
avoid corrosion. If the water used contains more than 100 mg chlor-
ide/litre there is a risk of corrosion.
Most OP containers can be disinfected thermally in the CONTAINER
programme. If anodised aluminium containers are being reprocessed,
de-ionised water must be used for the wash cycles and the final
rinse. These containers must not be reprocessed with an alkaline
cleaning agent in a 93 °C programme with 10 minutes holding time
(according to §18IfSG or Cf PP 01-01 in the U.K.).
For reprocessing OP containers to an A
the CONTAINER-600 programme must be programmed in retrospect-
ively by Miele.
Mobile units for surgical instruments and containers are supplied
with their own operating instructions.
When reprocessing narrow lumen instruments e.g. those used in
minimally invasive surgery, an intensive internal cleaning result is
imperative. The DES-VAR-TD and OXIVARIO programmes are the
only ones which offer a thorough enough level of cleaning for this. It
is essential that instruments are loaded as directed and that the
cleaning agent used is suitable for the programme and for the sensit-
ive instruments being reprocessed.
The final rinse must be carried out with de-ionised water with a con-
ductivity level of ~15μS/cm (microsiemens per centimetre).
Instruments with very narrow lumen must be manually pre-rinsed
where necessary. Follow the instrument manufacturer's instructions
on how to handle them.
=600 disinfection standard,
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