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Blood and Fluid Warmer | Operator’s Manual
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control panels. Use a soft brush to clean the power cord if
necessary.
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Rinse a separate soft cloth or sponge in room temperature running
potable water. Squeeze out excess water so that the applicator is not
dripping. Wipe all of the aforementioned surfaces. Repeat rinsing
the cloth or sponge several times with fresh running water during
this process to insure all visible residue is removed.
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Dry the item with a hand towel or soft cloth.
6
Visually inspect the HOTLINE
Warmer and its components to
insure that they have been thoroughly cleaned. Repeat cleaning
procedure if necessary.
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After thoroughly cleaning the HOTLINE
Warmer, perform
disinfection if required.
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If it is hospital policy to perform disinfection as part of
reprocessing, then follow your institution's guidelines for
disinfecting of the surfaces of non-critical medical devices. The list
below includes low-level disinfectants that are commonly used in
the medical community and high-level disinfectants that are
claimed by the manufacturer. The effectiveness of these listed
disinfectants should be validated using the hospital procedures.
The following disinfectant agents can be used without causing
damage to the enclosure:
Low Level Disinfectants:
• fantastik
All Purpose Cleaner
High Level Disinfectants:
• 1.56% Phenol (e.g., Sporicidin
)
• 3.4% Glutaraldehyde (e.g., CIDEX
Plus)
• 10% Bleach solution
• 1% Ammonia solution
• Surface disinfectants compatible with plastic materials.
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Rinsing of the disinfectant residue should be done using a soft cloth
or sponge as the applicator.