Disinfection - EDAN Acclarix AX4 User Manual

Acclarix AX4 Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual
To clean the transducers:
1. Disconnect the transducer from the system.
2. Wear sterile protective gloves to prevent infection.
3. Remove all residual foreign matters from the transducer using sterile cloth or paper towel
immediately after examination. For intra-cavitary and intra-operative transducer, the
protective sheath should be removed first and discarded.
4. Wipe the surface of transducer and cable with a sterile cloth dampened with the cleaning
solution until no visible contaminants remain.
5. After cleaning, wipe off the cleaning solution with a new sterile cloth dampened with tap
water until no visible cleaning agent remains.
6. Wipe off with a dry sterile cloth to remove residual moisture.
7. Leave the transducer to air dry.
8. If the transducer is not visually clean at the end of the cleaning steps, please repeat the
cleaning steps through step 4 to step 7.
9. Inspect the transducer to ensure that there is no damage. The transducer should be disposed
of properly when any damage is found.
1. Unplug the transducer from the system prior to cleaning or disinfecting.
2. To avoid infection, always use protective gloves when performing cleaning and
disinfecting procedures.
3. Prohibit infiltration of any type of liquid into the device or the transducer.

6.3.2. Disinfection

Selecting a proper way to disinfect your transducers based on your transducer applied region:
Transducer Applied Region
Contact intact body surface
Contact mucous membrane
Contact normally sterile tissue
Note:
LLD=Low-level Disinfection; HLD=High-level disinfection
The validated disinfectants for transducer are:
Disinfectants
Ethanol (75%)
Isopropanol (70%)
Cidex OPA (0.55%)
Cidex Glutaraldehyde(2.4%)
WARNING
Transducer Type
Body surface
Endocavity
Intra-operative
Disinfecting Intensity
LLD
LLD
HLD
HLD, Sterilization
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Disinfecting Intensity Disinfecting Method
LLD
HLD
Sterilization
Disinfecting Method
Spraying or wiping
Spraying or wiping
Immersion
Immersion
Transducer
Spraying or wiping
Immersion
Immersion