Point Of Use (Pre-Cleaning); Containment And Transportation - Hitachi EUP-S50A Instruction Manual

The flowchart of the reprocessing process of this probe is as follows.
Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation
4.1

Point of use (Pre-cleaning)

Pre-cleaning should be done immediately
after each use. The procedure is as follows:
Wipe the whole surface of the probe with gauze pad and remove
superficial visible impurities and leavings of ultrasound jelly.
4.2

Containment and transportation

Putting the contaminated equipment into
exclusive shock and damage proof container for transportation
is recommended. It is recommended that instruments are
reprocessed as soon as possible and not later than 4 hours after
usage.
Manual cleaning and
disinfection
Manual Cleaning
Rinsing after manual
cleaning
Manual Disinfection
Rinsing after manual
disinfection
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Drying
Packing
Sterilization
Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation
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