Manual Precleaning And Cleaning; Modified Precleaning And Cleaning; Chapter 4 Reprocessing Operations - Olympus OER-Pro Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Reprocessing Operations

Chapter 4 Reprocessing Operations
Before using this equipment for the first time, full setup is required including
installing accessories, connecting power and water supplies and disinfecting the
equipment's internal piping. Refer to Instructions-Installation Manual for details.
When it has not been used for more than 14 days, refer to Section 7.18, "Care
and maintenance after long-term storage" on page 272.
Be sure to perform the preliminary checks before reprocessing endoscopes with
this equipment. Otherwise, the equipment may not function at optimal levels.
See Chapter 3, "Inspection Before Use" for details on the preliminary checks and
Chapter 5, "End-of-Day Checks" for details on the final checks at the end of the
day.
Endoscopes must be first cleaned according to one of two ways, prior to
reprocessing in the OER-Pro:
 Manual precleaning and cleaning
Immediately after each patient examination, perform bedside cleaning, clean the
outer surfaces of the endoscope, brush the forceps elevator (if applicable), brush
the suction channel, flush and rinse all channels according to the step-by-step
cleaning procedure described in the endoscope's instruction manual. Complete
both the prescribed bedside and manual cleaning procedures. After the
endoscope undergoes full manual cleaning, it can be reprocessed in the
OER-Pro. The OER-Pro then provides supplemental cleaning and high-level
disinfection.
 Modified precleaning and cleaning
Immediately after each patient examination, perform the bedside-cleaning and
manual-cleaning procedures for the endoscope as described in the endoscope's
instruction manual, but with the modifications described in Section 4.3,
"Endoscope precleaning and manual cleaning" on page 79. This section
describes: 1) how certain steps performed at the bedside can be performed
using less fluid volume, and using water in place of detergent, 2) how the manual
steps for brushing the channels and the elevator (if applicable), and for cleaning
the outside surfaces of the endoscope are unchanged, but 3) how the
requirement to connect certain flushing tubes, and the need to manually flush
detergent and rinse water through the channels can be omitted. The functions of
the modified/omitted steps are covered by the cleaning process of the OER-Pro.
After cleaning the endoscope following this modified procedure, the endoscope
can be placed in the OER-Pro. The OER-Pro completes the cleaning process
and follows this with high-level disinfection.
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