7. Maintenance and Cleaning
7.6 Instrument
Disinfection
All parts of the instrument that come into contact with potentially infectious
material must be treated as potentially infectious areas.
Note:
All parts of the instrument that come into contact with potentially
infectious material must be treated as potentially infectious areas. It is
advisable to wear protective gloves when performing the cleaning
procedure and also when making adjustments to the instrument.
It is very important that the instrument is thoroughly disinfected before it is
removed from the laboratory or any servicing is performed on it.
Before the instrument is returned to the distributor for servicing, it must be
disinfected and a disinfection certificate completed. If a disinfection certificate is
not supplied, the instrument may not be accepted by the servicing center or it
may be held by the customs authorities.
7.6.1 Disinfection
Procedure
Caution
Before starting the disinfection procedure use a rinse procedure
(Rinse Day) with distilled / deionized water (lab quality) to flush the system.
If the laboratory has no specific disinfection procedure, the following procedure
should be used to disinfect the instrument.
The instrument should be disinfected using one of the following solutions:
Lysetol
Manufacturer: Schülke & Mayr Ges.m.b.H.
Aseptisol
Manufacturer: Bode Chemie Hamburg
If neither of these solutions are available 70% ethanol should be used as an
alternative.
WARNING
THE DISINFECTION PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY
AUTHORIZED TRAINED PERSONNEL IN A WELL VENTILATED ROOM
WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES AND PROTECTIVE
GLASSES AND CLOTHING.
Please note that the disinfectant can influence the performance of your
instrument if it comes into contact with the electronics!
The following procedure should be used to disinfect the instrument.
1. Wear protective gloves, protective glasses and protective clothing.
2. Prepare an autoclaveable bag for all disposables used during the disinfection
procedure, label it with autoclave tape and put it in the autoclave.
3. Prime the liquid system with disinfectant. Perform the Rinse - Night
procedure with disinfectant solution and stop the procedure after five hours.
May 2003
Instructions for Use for Columbus Washer No. I 109 006 Rev No. 2.2
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