ADC Proscope 5212 Use, Care & Maintenance page 8

Attaching Nasal Specula
Attach Otoscope head to the battery handle. Remove ear
speculum or adapter. Attach Nasal Speculum by pushing the
flanged end of the speculum onto the instrument head aligning
the slot in the speculum flange with the rivet at the top of the
instrument head and twist clockwise to engage. Reverse proce-
dure to remove. (Fig. 12).
Cleaning, Disinfection, and Drying
Note: Prior to performing any cleaning or disinfection of your device, be
sure to remove the batteries from the handles. Do not re-insert the batter-
ies without first consulting the 'drying' section below.
The cleaning and disinfection procedures outlined below are the only methods vali-
dated for this device. ADC does not recommend the use of ultrasonic cleaning equip-
ment, automated washers/disinfectors, autoclave devices, or other cleaning methods
not specified below. These alternate cleaning/disinfecting methods have not been vali-
dated with ADC' s devices and may cause damage or corrosion to your medical device.
All devices and accessories (excluding disposable specula) should be
thoroughly cleaned and disinfected prior to their first use. Devices and
accessories being sent for repair or servicing must also be disinfected
prior to shipping.
OUTLINE OF PROPER CLEANING/DISINFECTION:
In order to achieve proper cleaning and high level disinfection of your device, you
must perform the following steps in the following order:
1) Select and perform one cleaning procedure based on the components/acces-
sories you are attempting to clean and disinfect.
2) Select and perform one high level disinfection procedure based on the compo-
nents/accessories you are attempting to disinfect.
3) Allow the components/accessories to dry as per the drying section of these in-
structions. Failure to perform a cleaning process prior to disinfection can result in
contaminated equipment and devices.
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(Fig. 12)