Midwest Quiet-air Maintenance Instructions

Quiet-air
Quiet-air

After each use:

Maintenance procedures using Midwest Plus™
Aerosol Handpiece Cleaner/Lube (#380080) and
Midwest Nozzle (#380086)
1. Remove bur from chuck.
2. Scrub and rinse under warm tap water with a soft brush or sponge making
sure to clean both ends of the fiber optic bundles.
3. While holding can of Midwest Plus Aerosol Spray upright, insert
nozzle fully into drive air tube. The drive air tube is the shorter of
the two big tubes at the back of the handpiece, and is a gold color on newer
handpieces. Spray a 1-second burst.
4. Run handpiece, without a bur, for a minimum of 30 seconds on the hose or
use a Midwest Air Station (#380800) until the handpiece reaches normal
speed and all excess cleaner lube has been expelled.
5. Wipe off any excess cleaner lubricant on the outside of handpiece with a dry
gauze pad or paper towel.
6. Insert handpiece into sterilization bag and load into autoclave. Midwest
recommends using sterilization bags with at least one paper side. Handpieces
should be processed in the autoclave for 15 minutes at sterilization tempera-
ture of 135˚C (275˚F). For cassette chamber saturated steam devices, hand-
pieces should be processed unbagged for 3.5 minutes at sterilization
temperature of 135˚C (275˚F). STEAM STERILIZE ONLY. Do not use other
means such as dry heat or chemical.
7. The Quiet-air handpiece is now ready to use.
Maintenance procedures using Midwest Plus
Handpiece Cleaner (#380140) and Midwest
Plus Handpiece Lubricant (#380130)
1. Remove bur from chuck.
2. Scrub and rinse under warm tap water with a
brush or sponge making sure to clean both ends of
fiber optic bundles.
3. Spray Midwest Plus Handpiece Cleaner liberally into chuck and into the drive
air tube. The drive air tube is the shorter of the two big tubes at the back of
the handpiece, and is a gold color on newer handpieces.
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Handpiece Maintenance Instructions

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