Rinsing After High-Level Disinfection - Olympus BF-UC180F Instructions Manual

Chapter 7 Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Procedures
Removing the endoscope and all equipment from disinfectant
solution
7.7

Rinsing after high-level disinfection

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1.
Before removing the endoscope from the disinfectant solution, attach the
suction cleaning adapter to the endoscope.
2.
Remove the endoscope and all equipment from the disinfectant solution.
3.
Attach the 30 cm
the suction cleaning adapter and the channels with 90 cm
4.
Connect the syringe to the irrigation port and flush 30 cm
through the balloon channel 5 times.
5.
Disconnect all equipment from the endoscope.
After reprocessing, purge the channels of the endoscope to
thoroughly dry them. Otherwise, bacteria may proliferate in
the channels and pose an infection-control risk to the patient
and/or operators performing the next procedure with the
endoscope.
After high-level disinfection, rinse the endoscope and all equipment according to
the procedures described below.
Use water of appropriate microbiological quality. Once removed from disinfectant
solution, the instrument must be thoroughly rinsed with sterile water to remove
any disinfectant residue. If sterile water is not available, fresh, potable tap water
or water that has been processed (e.g., filtered) to improve its microbiological
quality may be used in conjunction with a 70% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol rinse
(see "Nonsterile water rinse and alcohol flush" on page 119). Also, consult with
your hospital's infection control committee.
ULTRASONIC BRONCHOFIBERVIDEOSCOPE BF-UC180F
3
(30 ml) syringe to the suction cleaning adapter and flush
3
(90 ml) of air.
3
(30 ml) of air