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Medivators SCOPE BUDDY User Manual

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  • Page 1 SCOPE BUDDY ® NDOSCOPE LUSHING ANUAL 50096-381 Rev D...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. Copying, disclosure to others, or the use of this publication is prohibited without the express written consent of Minntech Corporation. Minntech reserves the right to make changes in the specifications shown herein without notice or obligation. Contact your Medivators representative or Medivators customer service for more information.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Elevator Wire Channel – Fujinon Endoscopes……….………………………………..14 Forward Water Jet – Fujinon Endoscopes ............... 15 Endoscope Flushing using a Medivators DSD Hook-up ..........15 Endoscope Flushing using the Endoscope Manufacturer’s All-channel Irrigator ..20 Endoscope Flushing using the Elevator Wire Channel Hook-up –...
  • Page 4 SCOPE BUDDY USER/SERVICE MANUAL...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Adapter Hook-up provided with the endoscope. The SCOPE BUDDY is designed to be used as a flushing aid only during the manual cleaning process of a flexible endoscope. This device is not an endoscope disinfector. All endoscopes must be high-level...

  • Page 6: Product Specifications

    SCOPE BUDDY USER/SERVICE MANUAL Product Specifications Chassis Dimensions 9 ½”H x 6”W x 8”D (Inches) (height - width - depth) 24.13H x 15.24W x 20.32D (CM’s) Weight (approx.) 10 lb (4.5kg) Power Cord and Connector Medical Grade – 6 feet (2.83m) 18AWG,...

  • Page 7: Safety

    47, Part 15, Class A, EN 55011 and EN 50082-1, and the Electrical Safety Requirements of UL 61010-1, Pollution Degree 2, and Installation Category II Equipment. SCOPE BUDDY carries and is certified to ETL and cETL, the Electrical CE Mark, UL 61010-1, and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1.

  • Page 8: Operator Safety

    2. All endoscopes must be high-level disinfected prior to patient use. SCOPE BUDDY is not designed to replace an automated endoscope disinfector and should never be used to disinfect an endoscope.

  • Page 9: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings

    • If the Scope Buddy is to be unused for an extended period of time such as overnight, or over the weekend, it should be left full of decontamination fluid or clean rinse water. This maintains pump- head decontamination, lubrication and facilitates priming.

  • Page 10: Guidelines

    SCOPE BUDDY USER/SERVICE MANUAL Guidelines Endoscope Pre-cleaning Proper endoscope precleaning is essential to removing microbial burden and bio-debris from the inside and the outside of an endoscope. Precleaning guidelines should always be consulted and followed, and a pre-cleaning process should always be developed and strictly adhered to, to ensure an endoscope is effectively and properly cleaned.

  • Page 11: Cleaning And Disinfection

    MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS Cleaning and Disinfection Always follow the endoscopes manufacturer’s recommendations pertaining to the reprocessing of endoscopes and endoscope accessories to ensure that the endoscopes and accessories will be safe for patient use. A protocol should be developed and followed based on such guidelines.
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  • Page 13: Setup And Familiarization

    • SCOPE BUDDY is designed to be placed on a counter top or mounted to the wall by using the supplied wall-mounting bracket. If mounting to a wall, ensure the bracket is properly secured using the correct mounting hardware, adequate to support at least ten pounds of weight.

  • Page 14: System Components

    SCOPE BUDDY USER/SERVICE MANUAL System Components • SCOPE BUDDY Base Unit • Wall-mount bracket • Power Supply • Fluid Intake Line • DSD Extension Line • Universal Cleaning Adapter Extension Line • Universal Cleaning Adapter 2-way adapter • Universal Cleaning Adapter 3-way adapter •...

  • Page 15: Control Panel

    MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS Control Panel • Timer Display – Displays the timer setting (when idle) or the time remaining when pumping. • Time Set – Used to increase or decrease the timer setting. • Start/Stop Switch – Press to start, stop, or pause the timer countdown and pumping action.

  • Page 16: Tubing Connections

    The supplied tubing segments which facilitate endoscope connection are: • Fluid Intake Line – Tubing set that allows fluid to be drawn up from the sink into the SCOPE BUDDY. • DSD Extension Line – Tubing set that allows fluid to be delivered from the machine to the DSD Hook-up.

  • Page 17: Device Operation

    Manuals” heading and “Document Descriptions” to locate the correct Scope Buddy Rinse Matrix. Always verify the correct Scope Buddy Rinse Matrix is being used based off of the serial number of the unit in use. Reference the “Scope Buddy Rinse Matrix” to identify the programming time required to flush cleaning and rinse solutions through the endoscope channels during the manual cleaning process.

  • Page 18: Elevator Wire Channel - Fujinon Endoscopes

    Elevator Wire Channel – Fujinon Endoscopes SCOPE BUDDY can be used to flush an endoscope’s elevator wire channel (EWC). Due to the internal structure of the Fujinon EWC channel, it must be flushed independently of the other endoscope channels The Fujinon endoscope’s EWC simultaneously with other endoscope channels as the elevator wire channel will...

  • Page 19: Forward Water Jet - Fujinon Endoscopes

    MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS Forward Water Jet – Fujinon Endoscopes The SCOPE BUDDY elevator wire channel (EWC) hook-up must be used to flush the Forward Water Jet of a Fujinon endoscope. The Fujinon endoscope’s forward water jet must be flushed independently and while using Scope Buddy’s Elevator Wire Channel hook-up.
  • Page 20 Note: Detergent and rinse water cleaning solutions can be drawn from either a clean container for a single-pass through Scope Buddy, or recirculated from the sink through Scope Buddy. Scope Buddy can be used in either format depending on the facility’s endoscope cleaning procedure.
  • Page 21 MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS Power Switch Figure 3 Base Unit Power Cord Connection 2. Locate the Fluid Intake Line and attach to front panel tubing connection port labeled “IN.” Place the screened end into the sink or a clean container of detergent solution. Verify the screened end is deeply submerged into the detergent solution.
  • Page 22 Figure 5 Plugging into “OUT” labeled connection port on base unit. 4. Attach the DSD Hook-up to the endoscope referencing the DSD hook-up instructions. 5. Using the SCOPE BUDDY front panel arrow keys, set the timer until it displays the desired flushing time.
  • Page 23 MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS Purging an Endoscope of Detergent: Remove the Fluid Intake Line from the detergent solution and place on the counter. Press the START/STOP button once to reset the timer to the original pre-set time amount. Press the START/STOP button again to begin pumping. The timer display will now begin counting down as some of the detergent solution is pumped out the endoscope.

  • Page 24: Endoscope Flushing Using The Endoscope Manufacturer's All-Channel Irrigator

    When properly connected, fluid will be drawn up from the sink or a clean container of detergent or rinse water solution. The fluid will flow through the Fluid Intake Tubing to SCOPE BUDDY, and then out of SCOPE BUDDY and through the Universal Cleaning Extension Line with multi-way adapters and the Universal Cleaning Adapter to the endoscope.
  • Page 25 Note: Detergent and rinse water cleaning solutions can be drawn from either a clean container for a single-pass through Scope Buddy, or recirculated from the sink through Scope Buddy. Scope Buddy can be used in either format depending on the facility’s endoscope cleaning procedure.
  • Page 26 3. Locate the Universal Cleaning Adapter Extension Line and attach to front panel tubing connection port labeled “OUT.” Attach the remaining end to the appropriate SCOPE BUDDY Universal Cleaning Adapter (UCA 2, 3, OR 4-Way Adapter) for the endoscope being cleaned. See Figure 14. The tubing...
  • Page 27 Attach the remaining end to the SCOPE BUDDY Universal Cleaning Adapter. 5. Using the SCOPE BUDDY front panel arrow keys, set the timer until it displays the desired flushing time. 6. Press the “START/STOP” button to begin the cycle, the timer display will now begin counting down.
  • Page 28 3. Press the START/STOP button once to reset the timer to the original pre-set time amount. 4. Press the START/STOP button again to begin the cycle; the timer display will now begin counting down. Rinse water will now be drawn up, pumped through SCOPE BUDDY, and will flow out of the endoscope channels .

  • Page 29: Endoscope Flushing Using The Elevator Wire Channel Hook-Up - Fujinon Endoscopes

    The fluid will flow through the Fluid Intake Tubing to SCOPE BUDDY, and then out of SCOPE BUDDY and through the Elevator Wire Channel Hook-up to the endoscope. This provides fluid delivery for flushing the...
  • Page 30 Note: Detergent and rinse water cleaning solutions can be drawn from either a clean container for a single-pass through Scope Buddy, or recirculated from the sink through Scope Buddy. Scope Buddy can be used in either format depending on the facility’s endoscope cleaning procedure.
  • Page 31 4. Attach the Elevator Wire Channel Hook-up to the appropriate endoscope channel referencing the endoscope hook-up instructions. The tubing sets should now be connected as in Figure 3. 5. Using the SCOPE BUDDY front panel arrow keys, set the timer until it displays the desired flushing time.
  • Page 32 SCOPE BUDDY USER/SERVICE MANUAL 7. Verify solution is exiting the endoscope channel. If fluid fails to come out, then the channel may be blocked and the endoscope may need to be manually brushed and cleaned again. The flushing process will then need to be repeated until flow through the endoscope is verified or the endoscope should be taken out of service.
  • Page 33 Press START/STOP button to halt pumping when fluid no longer exits the endoscope. Note: Residual fluid will remain in the endoscope. Do not use SCOPE BUDDY to deliver Alcohol to the endoscope. Alcohol should never be used in SCOPE BUDDY.

  • Page 34: Daily Quality Assurance Test

    Universal Cleaning Adapter Extension Line, the SCOPE BUDDY device, and a graduated cylinder. To perform the test, SCOPE BUDDY is preset to pump for a specific period of time and then after pumping, the dispensed fluid is measured to identify if it is within an acceptable volume range.
  • Page 35 MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS 2. Locate the Fluid Intake Line and attach it to the front panel tubing connection port labeled “IN.” Place the screened end into the sink or container of clean water. Verify the screened end is fully submerged into the water.
  • Page 36 Figure 17 Universal Cleaning Adapter with Flow Verification Tube 5. Using the SCOPE BUDDY front panel arrow keys, set the timer display to one (1) minute. 6. To prime the device, select the “START/STOP” button to begin fluid delivery. Watch until all air has been purged through the device and a steady column of water is exiting the flow verification tube.
  • Page 37 MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS 6. If the dispensed volume is above or equal to 100 ml’s, then SCOPE BUDDY is ready for use. If the dispensed volume is below 100 ml’s, then contact your local distributor or Medivators Technical Support. Do not use SCOPE BUDDY if the dispensed volume is below 100 ml’s.

  • Page 38: Daily Decontamination Procedure

    Daily Decontamination Procedure The Scope Buddy Endoscope Flushing Aid delivers rinse water and cleaning solutions through the channels of flexible, immersible endoscopes. As a result, Scope Buddy and its associated connection tubing must be decontaminated. The decontamination procedure is simple to setup and perform, and it can be carried out at the end of each work day or after any individual sessional use.
  • Page 39 The decontamination procedure is now complete, and SCOPE BUDDY is ready to be used for endoscope flushing. Note: If SCOPE BUDDY is to be unused for an extended period of time such as overnight or over the weekend, it should be left full of decontamination fluid or rinse water. This maintains pump-head decontamination, lubrication and facilitates priming.

  • Page 40: Maintenance & Troubleshooting

    Routine inspection of all tubing sets is required. Never use tubing that is damaged or nicked, or if its quality is suspect. Only use tubing sets which have been visually inspected and verified to be good. If the device fails to function, contact your local Medivators distributor or Medivators Technical Support.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting Guide

    Medivators Technical Support Device display does not count Contact Medivators Technical Support down after the START button is selected Timer is counting down, but Verify Intake Tubing is properly connected no fluid draw at intake, or fluid...
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  • Page 43: Glossary

    MEDIVATORS REPROCESSING SYSTEMS GLOSSARY 70% percent isopropyl or 70% ethyl alcohol. Keep alcohol in a Alcohol closed container. Alcohol stored in an open container is a fire hazard and may evaporate. The physical removal of foreign material (e.g., soil and other Cleaning organic debris) from an endoscope.
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  • Page 45: Warranty

    WARRANTY Limited Warranty Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a division of Minntech Corporation (the “Company”), warrants that the endoscope reprocessor and associated equipment it manufactures (collectively, the “Products”) will conform to the Company’s written specifications and will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period (the “Warranty Period”) of fifteen (15) months from date of shipment from the Company or one...
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