GE Vivid S5 N, Service Manual

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Chapter 10 - Care and Maintenance 10-17
P R E L I M I N A R Y
10-5-4-2 General Probe Cleaning Instructions
• Acetone
• Ammonium chloride
• Alcohol, ethanol, isopropanol, or methanol
• Bleach
• Detergent
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Iodine
• Para-hydroxybenzoic acid
• Aloe vera, perfume, lanolin, or mineral oil
Do not soak or wipe the probe lens with any product listed above (see Warning). Doing so could result
in irreparable damage to the probe. Follow the care instructions supplied with each probe. In order to
disinfect or sterilize probes without damaging them:
• Use gas sterilization and legally marked, sterile, pyrogen-free probe sheaths on probes used for
surgery.
• Use cold chemical sterilization suitable for plastic medical scanning devices.
• Do not immerse a probe beyond the ridge on its case.
• Avoid cleaning and storage temperatures over 60
°
C (140
°
F).
WARNING WARNING
Do not clean or immerse probes using any of the following products:
WARNING WARNING
Neurological procedures must NOT be performed on a patient with Creutzfield-Jacob
disease because probes that have been used for such examinations cannot be
adequately sterilized.
WARNING WARNING
Neurological and intraoperative procedures must be performed with the use of legally
marketed, sterile, pyrogen-free probe sheaths. Probes used during neurological
surgery must NOT be sterilized with liquid chemical sterilants because of the possibility
of neurotoxic residue remaining on the probe.