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4
Maintenance
4.1
Cleaning and Care
4.1.1
General Information
CAUTION!
Health risks due to the handling of infectious or pathogenic germs.
Infectious and pathogenic germs in the wound exudate cause health risks.
Wear appropriate disposable gloves when replacing the disposable exudate
canister or the disposable liner “OneWay”.
Use the disposable exudate canister or the disposable liner “OneWay” for
one patient only.
Replace the disposable exudate canister (
ASSKEA pro
wound
®
M
) or
respectively the disposable liner “OneWay” incl. suction tube
(
ASSKEA pro
wound
®
S
) in accordance to the respectively applicable hygiene
instructions, weekly at the latest, prior to each new patient or if it is full.
For each new patient, processing by ASSKEA GmbH or an authorized service
partner of ASSKEA GmbH is strictly required!
Components that have come into contact with the wound exudate must be
cleaned, disinfected or disposed of after each aspiration.
The disposal of wound exudate and contaminated components must be
performed in a proper manner.
CAUTION!
Health risks due to the handling of disinfectants.
The use of appropriate disposable gloves during disinfection is
recommended.
Follow the manufacturer’s disinfectant instructions.
CAUTION!
Possible bodily injury by electric shock.
Prior to cleaning / disinfection, switch off the device, disconnect the power
supply unit by unplugging it from the power supply and then disconnect the
power supply unit from the socket for power supply unit of the
ASSKEA pro
wound
®
M or ASSKEA pro
wound
®
S
.
ATTENTION!
Risk of damage to the device due to improper cleaning agents.
Do not use disinfectants that contain acetone. These may damage or
disfigure the housing components and the accessories.
Follow the instruction for use provided by the manufacturers of the utilized
disinfectants particularly with respect to material and surface compatibility
as well as the concentration information.
ASSKEA GmbH recommends `Sekusept
®
aktiv´ for immersion disinfection
of the accessories and `Incidin
®
Plus´ or `Incidin
®
Liquid´ for wipe
disinfection of the device.
Disinfection is not mandatory if the device is used for one patient only (in in-home care).
Disinfection is mandatory if used in an inpatient setting!