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9. HYGIENE
9.1. General
Caution!
To avoid a health risk – e.g. in-
fection from a contaminated
Filling Chamber or a contaminated
Valve Balloon – the following hygiene
instructions must be followed.
In a physician‘s practice or a in a clinic,
the hygiene requirements of the RKI
(Robert Koch Institute), the BfArM
(German Federal Institute for Drugs
and Medical Devices) or comparable
institutions in your country, have to be
observed.
The
VOLCANO MEDIC
Vaporization
System is intended for multiple use.
a) Filling Chamber
The Filling Chamber must be
cleaned if there is visible residue
or when a new Valve Balloon is
used.
b) Valve Balloon
The Valve Balloon may be used by
one person only.
Make sure that the equipment is al-
lowed to dry thoroughly after every
cleaning. Condensation or residual
moisture may encourage bacterial
growth. Please note Chapter 9.2. “Ma-
terial Resistance” on this page.
Inspect the component parts of the
Filling Chamber regularly and replace
defective (broken, misshapen, dis-
colored) parts. Replace the Valve Bal-
loon after 70 applications or at least
14 days after the first use.
The Lip Piece of the
VOLCANO
MEDIC
Vaporization System is
equipped with a check valve.
This check valve reduces the danger of a
potential contamination inside the Valve
Balloon by preventing breathing into the
Valve Balloon.
This ensures that the Valve Balloon can
be re-used several times.
9.2. Material Resistance of the
VOLCANO MEDIC
Vaporiza-
tion System
Please ensure that the Mouthpiece,
the Filling Chamber, the Lip Piece and
the Hot Air Generator do not come in
contact with the following chemicals:
organic, mineral and oxidating
acids (min. permissible pH 5.5)
strong bases (max. permissible
pH 10). We recommend using
neutral/enzymatic or slightly
alkaline cleaners.
organic solvents (e.g. aldehyde,
ether, ketone, benzene)
oxidation agents (e.g. hydrogen
peroxide)
halogens (chlorine, iodine, bro-
mine)
aromatic/halogenated hydrocar-
bons
9. HYGIENE
phenol derivatives, amin com-
pounds (in high concentrations)
oils and greases
Clean the parts of the
VOLCANO
MEDIC
Vaporization System only
with soft brushes, never with metal
brushes or steel wool.
9.3. Disposable
MEDIC VALVE
Lip Piece for Hygienic Use
The Lip Piece will be delivered brand
new and in a low-germ, but not fully-
sterile state.
The Lip Piece is equipped
with a check valve. This
check valve reduces the dan-
ger of a potential contamination inside
the Valve Balloon by preventing
breathing into the Valve Balloon.
This ensures that the Valve Balloon
can be re-used several times before
it has to be disposed (see Chapter
9.4. “Reusability of the Valve Balloon”,
page 41).
Valve Balloon with Mouthpiece and Lip
Piece
The Lip Piece is put on the Mouth-
piece, slid until stop and is then ready
for operation.
The Valve Balloon with Mouthpiece
and the Lip Piece may be used by only
one person.
A Lip Piece may be used for max. 4
hours after initial operation if it is un-
damaged and clean. Afterwards, it
must be disposed of in the household
waste and a new Lip Piece must be
used due to hygienic reasons.
Every further use beyond this or the
use of damaged and/or contaminated
products respectively is the user‘s re-
sponsibility.
We assume no liability if this recom-
mendation is ignored.
Please note that damaged or
brittle Lip Pieces are not to be
used.
