Point Of Use (Pre-Cleaning); Containment And Transportation - Hitachi UST-9135P Instruction Manual

5-3. Point of use (Pre-cleaning)

In the operating room after use of the probe
A) Probe
1) Remove any accessories from the probe like needle guide, the lock plate and the guard plate.
2) Flush patient's blood or fluid by tap water directly after use until the surface looks visually clean.
3) Wipe the whole surface of the probe by gauze pad and remove superficial visible impurities until the
surface looks visually clean.
B). Accessories (needle guide, lock plate and guard plate)
1) Clean the accessory of all patient's blood or fluid with running tap water until the surface of the
accessory looks visually clean.
2) Wipe the whole surface of the accessory by gauze pad.

5-4. Containment and transportation

Putting the contaminated equipment into exclusive shock and damage proof container for transportation is
recommended. It is recommended that instruments are reprocessed as soon as possible and not later than 4
hours after usage.
Caution
Do not immerse the probe in any liquids beyond the range of IPX7 shown in section 2-2 "Specifications".
Use when liquid has gotten inside the connector can result in a risk of electric shock to the operator
or patient. If liquid gets inside the connector, immediately stop use and contact one of our offices and/
or distributor's offices listed on the back cover.
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