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Hygiene and Maintenance - General
The contents of this chapter concerns the hygiene and maintenance
of the AK 96 dialysis machine, which should be carried out by the
operator of the machine.
CAUTION
No further maintenance other than that mentioned in this chapter
shall be performed by the operator/user of the machine. The casing
must only be opened by an authorized technician, refer to the
AK 96 Service Manual.
Preventive maintenance shall be performed according to
instructions in "General Precautions before use" in chapter 1 part
1 ( page 1:11), of this manual.
CAUTION
In order to maintain a high microbiological quality of the dialysis fl uid,
it is important that the operator/user is attentive to the hygiene and
maintenance of the machine. There are factors and procedures that
affect the hygiene of the fl ow path, and consequently the quality of the
prepared dialysis fl uid. The following must be considered:
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The disinfection, decalci fi cation and cleaning processes must be
performed according to instructions in this chapter.
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The frequency of disinfection, decalci fi cation and cleaning of the
machine should be carried out according to recommendations in
this chapter.
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The quality of the inlet water entering the machine.
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The quality of the concentrates being used.
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The inlet water tube, which preferably should be disinfected by
using integrated heat disinfection.
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The arrangement of the drain connection from the machine, i.e.
there must be a suf fi cient air-gap between the drain tube of the
machine and the drainage system to avoid back contamination
from the drainage system.
The AK 96 dialysis machine may be disinfected using heat where the
fl uid fl ow path is heated up. The AK 96 dialysis machine may also be
disinfected by fi lling the fl uid path with chemical disinfectants. For
information concerning description and handling instructions of the
different disinfection programs, see further on in this chapter.
The test procedure by which the effectiveness of disinfection has
been veri fi ed is available on request, contact your local Gambro
representative.
8:2 AK 96 ® Operator's Manual - Hygiene and Maintenance
HCEN12239 Revision 12.2010
Program version 3.xx