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Chapter 1 Precautions
1.3 Safety
1.3.1 Infection
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Read the following precautions before using this product to ensure proper handling.
This product has not been cleaned or disinfected (or sterilized). It must
be cleaned and disinfected (or sterilized) for the first time prior to use and
after any subsequent use as per instructions provided in this manual. Prior
to reuse, this product must be pre-cleaned, cleaned and disinfected (or
sterilized) according to the procedures given in this manual. Inadequate
cleaning may compromise successful disinfection or sterilization,
increasing the risk of infection.
Meticulously clean all the surfaces of this product as per provided
reprocessing instructions. Not doing so may pose an infection risk.
Wear personal protective equipment (such as goggles, facemask,
chemical-resistant and waterproof gloves, antifouling protective clothing,
cap and shoe covers) during an examination and treatment as well as
during reprocessing to protect your eye and skin and to prevent infection.
Not doing so may cause infection.
When using this product for a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(especially variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease), use it exclusively for a
patient with the same disease, or properly discard this product after use.
Since the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization methods described in
this manual cannot eliminate the causal agents of Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease, the product could be a source of infection. For the treatment of
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, refer to local guidelines.
Use a cleaned and disinfected (or sterilized) endoscopic ultrasonic probe.
An inadequately cleaned and disinfected (or sterilized) probe may pose
an infection risk.
Carry a cleaned and disinfected (or sterilized) endoscopic ultrasonic
probe at a clean state. If personal protective equipment such as gloves
is contaminated, the contaminants adhere to this product and it can be a
source of infection.
WARNING
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