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Cleaning and Disinfection
WARNING
To prevent cross-contamination, always
follow the disinfection instructions in this
IFU
.
WARNING
To avoid material damage and injury, clean
and disinfect according to this
IFU
.
• No other chemicals are allowed.
• Never clean with chlorine.
• Chlorine will deteriorate the surface of
the material.
WARNING
To avoid injury, always remove the sling
before disinfecting the lift.
WARNING
To avoid injury, never wash a Flites. A Flites
is only intended for “single patient use”.
All
Passive Loop
slings, except the Flites, should
be cleaned when they are soiled and stained and
between patients.
Cleaning Instruction (7 steps)
(NOT Flites)
1. Detach the sling from the lift.
2. Remove the stiffeners from the stiffener pockets,
if any.
3. Close all buckles and hook and loop attachment
on the slings and belts prior to washing.
4. Check the symbols on the product label for
cleaning recommendations.
5. Machine wash the sling at 70°C (158°F). In order
to obtain suf
¿
cient level of disinfection, please
wash according to local hygiene legislation.
If allowed according to the product label, tumble
dry in low temperature, max 60°C (140°F).
6.
Do NOT
• wash with rough surfaces or sharp objects
• steam
• use any mechanical pressure, pressing or
rolling
• use
bleach
• use gas sterilization
• use
autoclave
• dry
clean
• ironing
7. Place the stiffeners back into the stiffener
pockets, if any, before use.
Flites – Do NOT wash
The Flites is for single patient use.
Do NOT clean, wash, disinfect, wipe or sterilize the
Flites. If the Flites has been subjected to any such
treatment, it shall be discarded.
The Flites is marked with the “Do NOT wash” symbol.
(See Fig. 19 )
If the Flites is washed, the “Do NOT use/lift” symbol
will appear.
(See Fig. 20 )
Cleaning Chemicals
For all slings (NOT Flites) use common commercial
detergent without optical brightener.
No other chemicals are allowed e.g. chlorine,
softener, iodine based disinfectants, bromine and
ozone.
Disinfection
The only allowed disinfection is disinfection by
washing.
This does not apply to the Flites. Do NOT clean,
wash or disinfect the Flites.
Fig. 19
Fig. 20
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