Cleaning And Care; Overview; Preventive Maintenance; Daily And Between The Patients - GE Healthcare B30 User's Reference Manual

9 Cleaning and care

Overview

For safe and reliable function and operation of the monitor, regular care has to be carried out
according to the instructions in this manual and to the maintenance procedures described in
the "Technical Reference Manual"."
WARNING Use only approved accessories, including mounts and batteries, and
defibrillator-proof cables and invasive pressure transducers. For a list of
approved accessories, see the "Supplies and Accessories" catalog delivered
with the manual. Other cables, transducers and accessories may cause a
safety hazard, damage the equipment or system, result in increased
emissions or decreased immunity of the equipment or system or interfere
with the measurement.
If the monitor does not function as it should and troubleshooting cannot solve the problem,
contact your service or sales representative. Do not perform any other cleaning or
maintenance procedures than those described in the monitor manuals.
NOTE: Refer to the accessory package for detailed cleaning instructions.

Preventive maintenance

Daily and between the patients

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Wipe the monitor and module surfaces.
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Wipe the ECG trunk cable and leadwires, NIBP cuff and cables and SpO
excessive use of liquids.
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Change or sterilize all airway and invasive patient accessories.
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Clean, disinfect or sterilize reusable temperature probes.
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Empty the D-fend water trap whenever half full.
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Check that all accessories, cables and monitor parts are clean and intact.
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Clean the device as described in the
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When you start monitoring, check that the module is firmly in place, the accessories are
intact and properly connected, and that you have selected desired parameters to be
displayed in digit and waveform fields.
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Check/note the following points regarding different parameters.
"Cleaning" part of this section.
Cleaning and care
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