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10. Hygiene and maintenance
Follow your local and national laws, directives, standards and guidelines for cleaning, disinfection
and sterilization.
Wear protective clothing, safety glasses, face mask and gloves.
Use only oil-free, filtered compressed air with a maximum operating pressure of 3 bar for manual drying.
Cleaning agents and disinfectants
> Read the notes, follow the instructions and heed the warnings provided by the manufacturers of cleaning agents and/
or disinfectants.
> Use only detergents which are intended for cleaning and/or disinfecting medical devices made of metal and plastic.
> It is imperative to comply with the concentrations and exposure times specified by the manufacturer of the
disinfectant.
> Use disinfectants which have been tested and found effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The user is responsible for validating its process if the specified cleaning agents and disinfectants are not available.
General notes