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CONTENTS
4. Cleaning, disinfecting, transporting, storing, and disposing
of the transducer
Cleaning and disinfecting .................................................................................................................................. 4-1
Cleaning the transducer ........................................................................................................................... 4-3
Disinfecting the transducer ..................................................................................................................... 4-5
Identifying the transducer as clean .............................................................................................................. 4-7
Transporting the transducer ............................................................................................................................. 4-7
Storing the transducer ........................................................................................................................................ 4-9
Disposing of the transducer ............................................................................................................................. 4-9
5. Safety
Standards compliance ......................................................................................................................................... 5-1
Annual inspection .................................................................................................................................................. 5-1
Safe operational use ............................................................................................................................................ 5-2
Thermal safety ........................................................................................................................................................ 5-3
Thermal limits ................................................................................................................................................. 5-3
Reducing temperature .............................................................................................................................. 5-4
Temperature calibration test .................................................................................................................. 5-4
Electrical safety ....................................................................................................................................................... 5-5
Electrical leakage testing and bite hole detection ...................................................................... 5-5
Testing the endoscopic shaft ................................................................................................................. 5-9
Transducer temperature rise .........................................................................................................................5-12
Output display .......................................................................................................................................................5-12
Acoustic output ....................................................................................................................................................5-13
6. Transducer Specifications
TEExi/8-3 MHz transducer ............................................................................................................................... 6-1