Surgical Instruments (Op) - Miele PG 8527 Operating Instructions Manual

Areas of application

Surgical instruments (OP)

Surgical instruments should be stored
for as short a time as possible before
machine reprocessing - and for no
longer than 2 hours.
It is best to reprocess surgical
instruments using the DES-VAR-TD
programme.
The OXIVARIO or ORTHOVARIO
programme should be used for
instruments where there is a long delay
between the time they are used and the
time they can be reprocessed. See
"Special processes" at the end of this
booklet.
Disinfection of surgical instruments and
of those used for minimally invasive
surgery should take place thermally.
De-ionised water with a conductivity
level of ~ 15 ZS/cm (microsiemens per
centimeter) should be used for the final
rinse whenever possible to ensure no
marks are left on the load and to avoid
corrosion. If the water used contains
more than 100 mg chloride/litre there is
danger of corrosion.
Most OP containers can be disinfected
thermally in the CONTAINER
programme. If anodised aluminium
containers are being reprocessed,
de-ionised water must be used for the
wash cycles and the final rinse. These
containers must not be reprocessed
with an alkaline cleaning agent in a
93 °C programme with 10 minutes
holding time (according to § 18 IfSG).
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Mobile units for surgical instruments
and containers are supplied with
their own operating instructions.
When reprocessing narrow lumen
instruments e.g. those used for
minimally invasive surgery, an
intensive internal cleaning result is
imperative. The DES-VAR-TD and
OXIVARIO programmes are the only
ones which offer a thorough enough
level of cleaning for this. It is essential
that instruments are loaded as directed
and that the cleaning agent used is
suitable for the programme and for the
sensitive instruments being
reprocessed.
The final rinse must be carried out
using de-ionised water with a conduc-
tivity level of ~15 ZS/cm (microsiemens
per centimeter).
Instruments with very narrow lumen
must be manually pre-rinsed where
necessary. Follow the instrument
manufacturer's instructions on how
to handle them.