Chapter 10, Cleaning and Maintenance
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Haemonetics
®
Cell Saver
®
Elite
®
User Manual
P/N 120745-IE, Manual revision: AA
15.After cleaning and decontamination, replace the biohazard waste bag
“Replacing the Biohazard Waste Bag” on page 155
) before returning
the device to use.
Replacing the
Biohazard
Waste Bag
Warning: Follow universal blood precautions by wearing gloves and
protective eyewear when cleaning up a blood spill in the system. Dispose of
all cleaning materials as biohazardous waste.
To replace the biohazard waste bag after a blood spill:
1. Close the slide clamp on the biohazard waste bag.
2. Disconnect the biohazard waste bag from the drain tube attached to the
device and dispose of as biohazardous waste.
3. Attach a replacement biohazard waste bag to the drain tube connector.
4. Open the slide clamp on the replacement biohazard waste bag.
Cleaning the
Optical
Lenses
Warning: The optical sensors emit laser radiation. Do not look directly into
the beam.
Caution:
The optical sensors must be clean and clear to function properly. A
dirty or clouded lens could interfere with proper operation of the sensor. An
optical lens should always be cleaned after a blood spill. If water alone will not
clean the lenses a cleaning solution may be used, but any application of
cleaning solution should be followed by a wipe down with distilled/sterile water
applied with lint-free gauze or cloth to ensure no residue remains.
The optical bowl sensors, located in the upper portion of the centrifuge well, are
covered by two windows. The windows should be cleaned and dried with a soft,
lint-free gauze moistened with water.
The effluent line sensor contains two optical lenses in the line sensor groove.
The windows should be cleaned and dried with a soft, lint-free gauze
moistened with water. Carefully pass the gauze through the effluent line sensor
groove to clean and then dry the sensor.
Cleaning the
Centrifuge
Well
Caution:
You should never use full-strength bleach directly on the device.
The centrifuge well should be routinely cleaned with a damp, lint-free gauze or
cloth. To improve cleaning, the cloth can be dampened with cleaning solution
followed by a wipe down with distilled/sterile water and dried with lint-free
gauze or cloth.
The centrifuge base contains mechanical chuck clips which must be kept
clean. The clips must be thoroughly cleaned after any spills (See
). A dirty or blocked clip may no longer hold the bowl correctly in
place. If a clip is not functioning properly, the user must contact the local
Haemonetics representative.
