Cleaning The Warmer; Cleaning The Controller; Storing The Enflow Iv Fluid/Blood Warming System Components - GE enFlow IV System Manual

Fluid and blood warmer

Operator's manual (26 pages)

Table of Contents

The Warmer and Controller are chemically resistant to most common hospital grade instrument cleaning solutions and non-caustic detergents. The following

list of approved cleaning solutions may be used to clean the Warmer and Controller:

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40% bleach sodium hypochlorite and 60% water solution

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Isopropyl alcohol

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Clorox

Bleach Germicidal Wipe

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Cidex

OPA

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CIDEX

Glut

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CaviWipes

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Super Sani-Cloth

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Sani-Cloth

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Sani-Cloth

Cleaning the Warmer

Wipe down and/or wash

1. After each use, clean the Warmer only as required. In many instances, it may only need to be wiped clean.

2. If the Warmer needs to be cleaned more intensively, use a cleaning solution and a soft bristle brush to gently scrub the Warmer to remove any foreign

material.

3. Be sure to wipe clean the orange heating surface regularly. If the heating surface starts to grey or if the controller displays a system fault 50, thoroughly

clean with isopropyl alcohol and inspect for damage to the heating surface.

4. Rinse thoroughly with distilled water. Do not immerse the Warmer's electrical plug connector.

Drying

1. After cleaning, dry completely before placing back into use.

2. If disinfecting is required, dry completely before disinfecting so that the disinfecting solution will not be diluted.

Disinfecting

1. The enFlow Warmer may be disinfected using commercially available solutions with no greater than 2.4% glutaraldehyde and by following the solution

manufacturer's recommendations. (Refer to list in Cleaning Section, above.)

2. Soak the Warmer in the disinfectant solution according to the manufacturer's application time guidelines. Do not immerse the Warmer's electrical plug

connector in the solution.

3. Thoroughly rinse the Warmer of all solution using distilled water.

4. Completely dry the Warmer before placing into service.

5. Confirm operation. Connect the Warmer to a Controller. Insert a Disposable Cartridge into the Warmer and close the covers. Turn the Controller to the

ON position, and allow the start up procedure to run until complete.

Cleaning the Controller

1. Use only approved cleaning solutions.

2. Moisten a clean cloth with the cleaning solution; do not spray or pour cleaning solutions directly on to the Controller.

3. Wipe the surface of the Controller, taking care not to leave excess residual cleaner on the Controller. If fluid ingress is detected, set the Controller aside for

an extended period of time to allow it to dry.