Pilot²
8
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Schlumbohm
GmbH & Co. KG
Hygiene and maintenance
General notes
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Observe the specific guidelines, standards, directives and laws regarding
cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in your country.
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The contra-angle may be reprocessed either manually or mechanically.
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Wear protective clothing, safety glasses, face mask and gloves.
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Remove the root canal instrument from the contra-angle.
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Disconnect the contra-angle from the motor.
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Please make sure to disinfect the contra-angle immediately after every
treatment to flush out any liquids that might have penetrated the contra-angle
(for example blood, saliva, etc.), and to prevent clogging of the internal parts.
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After manual or mechanical cleaning and disinfection and maintenance with oil,
the contra-angle needs to be sterilized.
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Use only oil-free, filtered compressed air with a maximum operating pressure of 3
bar for manual drying.
Cleaning agents and disinfectants
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Read the notes, follow the instructions and heed the warnings provided by the
manufacturers of cleaning
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Agents and/or disinfectants.
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Use only detergents which are intended for cleaning and/or disinfecting medical
devices made of metal
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And plastic.
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It is imperative to comply with the concentrations and exposure times specified by the
manufacturer of the disinfectant.
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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.
Limitations on processing
The product lifetime and the medical device’s ability to operate correctly are mainly
determined by mechanical stress during use and chemical influences due to
processing.
