Vital Signs Monitor User Manual Care and Cleaning
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5.
After cleaning, wipe off the cleaning solution with a fresh cloth or towel dampened with tap
water until no visible cleaning agent remains.
6.
Wipe off residual moisture with a dry cloth.
7.
Leave the sensor to air dry.
8.
If the SpO
2
Sensors, including cables, are not visually clean at the end of the cleaning steps,
please repeat the cleaning steps through step 4 to step 6.
9.
Inspect the SpO
2
Sensors, including cables, to ensure that there is no damage.
19.3.2.3 Cleaning the TEMP Sensor
1.
Disassemble quick TEMP module from the monitor.
2.
Remove all residual foreign matters from the surface of TEMP Sensors using sterile cloth or
paper towel immediately after examination until the surface is visually clean.
3.
Wipe the sensor/probe with a soft cloth dampened with the cleaning solution until no visible
contaminants remain.
4.
After cleaning, wipe off the cleaning solution with a fresh cloth or towel dampened with tap
water until no visible cleaning agent remains.
5.
Wipe off residual moisture with a dry cloth.
6.
Leave the sensor/probe to air dry.
7.
If the TEMP Sensors are not visually clean at the end of the cleaning steps, please repeat the
cleaning steps through step 4 to step 6.
8.
Inspect the TEMP Sensors to ensure that there is no damage.
19.4 Disinfection
For devices or accessories that have been in contact mucosal surface, High Level disinfection
must occur, for all other accessories, low level disinfection is appropriate. Clean the monitor and
reusable accessories before they are disinfected. The validated disinfectants for cleaning the
monitor and reusable accessories are:
Ethanol (75%)
Isopropanol (70%)
Disinfecting agents should be applied and removed by using a clean cotton swab or a clean, soft,
non-abrasive cloth or paper towel each time. Refer to the disinfecting agent manufacturer's
instruction for use with reference to concentration, temperature and contact time.
