Signal Words; Precautions - Olympus EVIS LUCERA TJF 260V Reprocessing Manual

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Signal words

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Precautions

EVIS LUCERA JF/TJF TYPE 260V REPROCESSING MANUAL
The following signal words are used throughout this manual:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also
be used to alert against unsafe practices or potential
equipment damage.
Indicates additional helpful information.
• Some endoscope reprocessors are not designed to
reprocess an elevator channel. When using one of these
endoscope reprocessors, the elevator channel must be
reprocessed manually as described in Chapter 3.
• Failure to properly clean and high-level disinfect or sterilize
endoscopic equipment after each procedure can
compromise patient safety. To minimize the risk of
transmitting diseases from one patient to another, after each
procedure the endoscope and its ancillary equipment must
undergo thorough manual cleaning followed by high-level
disinfection or sterilization as described in Chapter 3,
"Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization Procedures".
Reprocess not only the external surface of the endoscope
but also all channels.
• ALL channels of the endoscope, including the elevator wire
channel where existing, MUST be cleaned and high-level
disinfected or sterilized during EVERY reprocessing cycle,
even if the channels were not used during the previous
examination. Otherwise, insufficient cleaning and disinfection
or sterilization of the endoscope may pose an infection
control risk to the patient and/or operators performing the
next examination with the endoscope.
Chapter 1 General Policy
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