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7. 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.
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 Verbund für Angewandte Hygiene e.V.
(VAH = Association for Applied Hygiene), the Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Hygiene, Mikrobiologie und
Präventivmedizin (ÖGHMP = Austrian Society for Hygiene, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine),
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
