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7. After cleaning, inspect the instruments
for cleanliness and damage. Please
refer to inspection instructions for each
type of bipolar instrument at the end of
this manual.
8. Before steam sterilization, lubricate all
moving parts of the instruments with a
non-silicone water soluble instrument milk
or lubricant (e.g. Codman Preserve per
manufacturer's instructions, be sure to
properly dilute the lubricant). Silicone or
oil-based lubricants are not recommend-
ed for use because sterilants cannot
penetrate the silicone or oil.
Sterilization Instructions for
Bipolar Instruments
KARL STORZ recommends routine ethylene
oxide (EtO) sterilization for initial and subse-
quent sterilization of all bipolar instruments.
Bipolar instruments may also be steam
sterilized. To achieve the desired sterility
assurance level (SAL) of 10
-6
, KARL STORZ
recommends the following EtO and steam
sterilization methods.
Caution:
Take-apart
TM
Bipolar instruments
must be sterilized disassembled and
reassembled in a sterile field.
Caution:
Any deviation from the recom-
mended sterilization parameters must be
validated by the user.
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Gas
Sterilization
1. Place the instruments in a sterilization tray.
2. Wrap with two layers of FDA-cleared poly-
propylene wrap or equivalent material.
3. KARL STORZ has validated the following
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) sterilization parame-
ters:
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