Cleaning And Sterilisation; Cleaning The Sterilisable Accessories; Manual Cleaning; Required Materials - mectron COMPACT PIEZO P2K Use And Maintenance Manual

6 CLEANING AND STERILISATION
NOTE: Repeated reconditioning has a
minimal effect on the devices and their
accessories. The end of the service life of
the accessories is generally determined
by wear or damage resulting from use.
Mectron guarantees the integrity of its scaler
handpieces for up to 250 reconditioning
cycles.
6.1 Cleaning the Sterilisable Accessories
NOTE: The cleaning procedures must be
performed immediately after each use.
Immerse the insert and/or instrument in
demineralised water or in an enzymatic
detergent solution immediately after use.
Do not leave residue or blood deposits on
the inserts and instruments, eliminate larger
impurities with a disposable cloth or paper
towel.
The sterilisable parts of the appliance are:
• Scaler handpiece;
• Scaler nose cone;
• Inserts;
• Inserts tightening wrench.
Before proceeding with operations to check
cleanliness ( Chapter
drying and lubrication (
6.1.1 Manual Cleaning
Manual cleaning can be carried out as an alternative to the automatic cleaning described in
Chapter 6.1.2 on page 25
6.1.1.1 Required Materials
• Enzymatic detergent at pH 6-9;
• Water;
• Container for immersion in the
enzymatic liquid;
• Ultrasonic tank;
• Clean, soft, low-lint cloths;
• Brush with soft nylon bristles;
• Syringe;

CLEANING AND STERILISATION

6.2 on page 27 ),
Chapter 6.3 on page
.
28 ) and then sterilisation (
page 29 ), one of the two possible cleaning
methods explained in detail in the following
chapters must be selected.
CAUTION: The instructions supplied
below have been validated by the
manufacturer of the medical device as ABLE
to prepare a medical device for re-use.
The process manager is responsible for
ensuring that the processes repeated are
effectively performed using the equipment,
materials and staff in the reprocessing
structure in order to obtain the desired
result. This generally requires the validation
and systematic monitoring of the process.
Similarly, all deviations from the instructions
provided by the processes manager must be
adequately assessed to judge their efficiency
and potential undesired consequences.
• Demineralised water
Chapter 6.4 on
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