EN
Owandy Visteo – User manual
Page 25/30
5
Hygiene and maintenance
5.1 Hygiene and disinfection
5.1.1
Box
The box does not require any particular maintenance, it should be cleaned using a cloth and non-abrasive
detergents.
5.1.2
Sensor
To avoid cross-contamination between patients during use, it is necessary to use hygienic single-use
protective sheaths (FDA cleared for the USA, CE marked for Europe). Some hygienic protective sheaths
suited for your region are provided with each system.
Before each use on a patient, the used sheath should be thrown away and the sensor disinfected applying
a high level disinfection procedure (see “5.2 Recommended cleaning and decontamination procedure”). A
new protective sheath is applied to the sensor for each new patient. We recommend the disposal of the
hygienic protective sheaths with the biologically hazardous waste of your practice.
The sensor and the head of the positioner or of the sensor connection cable must be covered by the
hygienic protective sheath.
Validated protections for North America: BANTA HEALTHCARE or TIDI PRODUCTS X-ray sensor
sheaths, STERI-SHIELD PRODUCTS RS barriers.
5.1.3
Positioner and sensor connection cable head
The part of the positioner or of the sensor connection cable that is positioned in the mouth must be
cleaned and disinfected using the same procedure as that used for the sensor (see “5.2 Recommended
cleaning and decontamination procedure”).
5.1.4
Cables
The attachment cables (of the positioner or of the sensor connection cable) can be cleaned with caution by
using a disinfecting wipe. Hold the cable with one hand and, with the other hand, apply a disinfecting wipe
from the end of the cable along the first 20cm / 8inch of the cable without pulling on the cable;
subsequently clean the remainder of the cable in segments of 20-30cm / 8-12inch with as little pinching of
the cable as possible, the wipe should slide without applying force.
