Point Of Use (Pre-Cleaning); Containment And Transportation; Manual Cleaning And Disinfection - Hitachi S31 Instruction Manual

4.1 Point of use (Pre-cleaning)

Pre-cleaning should be done immediately
after each use. The procedure is as follows:
1) Remove the probe cover.
2) Clean the probe of all patient's blood or fluid with running tap
water until the surface of the probe looks visually clean.
3) Wipe the whole surface of the probe with gauze pad and remove
superficial visible impurities.

4.2 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.

4.3 Manual Cleaning and disinfection

Prepare following items before manual
cleaning and disinfection:
a) Detergent: Cidezyme® (Johnson &
Johnson, #2258) or another
cleaning agent with approved
material compatibility for this
medical device
b) Disinfectant: Cidex® OPA (Johnson
& Johnson, # 20391) or another
disinfectant with approved
material compatibility for this
medical device
c) Two tanks, one for cleaning and one
for disinfection - optional:
1 additional tank for rinsing with deionized/tap water
(sufficient size for immersion of the immersible part of the
probe at full length)
d) Soft, fluff free cloth or single use towel
Manual cleaning and
Rinsing after manual
Manual Disinfection
Rinsing after manual
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Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation
disinfection
Manual Cleaning
cleaning
disinfection
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