Probes and Biopsy 12-23
12.2.7 Clean and Sterilize the Needle-guided Bracket
Cleaning
1. Wear sterile gloves to prevent infection.
2. Or, wash with clean water or soapy water to remove all the foreign matters, or, wipe the
bracket with a soft ethyl carbamate sponge.
3. Wipe off the water on the needle-guided bracket using sterile cloth or gauze after washing
it.
Please follow the instructions in the manual for cleaning.
Sterilization
1. Wear sterile gloves to prevent infection.
2. Clean the needle-guided bracket before sterilizing it. MINDRAY recommends the
following solution or sterilizing system to sterilize the needle-guided bracket.
3. Follow local regulations when selecting and using the sterilant.
Glutaraldehyde-based
sterilant:
Chemical
name
Trade name
Procedures
Glutaraldehyde
(2.2-2.7%)
Cidex
Activated
Glutaraldehyde
Solution
Please refer to the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the solution for details.
Soak the transducer into the activated solution for 10
hours (20-25
℃
)
Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid -based sterilant:
Trade Name
Chemical Name
Procedures
Minncare
®
Cold
Sterilant
22% Hydrogen
Peroxide
4.5% Peroxyacetic Acid
Dilute the sterilant with sterilized purified
water (1:20).
Immersed time: 11 hours.
Temperature: 20
℃
-25
℃
.
Please refer to the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the solution for details.
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Refer to the instructions provided by the chemical manufacturer concerning
concentration of the solution, and method of disinfections and dilution. Note that the
glutaraldehyde disinfectant solution needs an activating solution.
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Rinse the needle-guided bracket thoroughly with sterile water to remove all chemical
residues on it.
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Wipe off the water on the needle-guided bracket with sterile cloth or gauze after
rinsing it.
STERRAD 100S low-temperature hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization system
Chemical name
Trade name
Procedures
Hydrogen
peroxide gas
plasma
Hydrogen
peroxide vapor
Please refer to the instructions provided by the
producer of the solution for details.
