11. Maintenance & Cleaning
2004-10
Technical Manual for sunrise RC, TW, TS, TC, BC, 6F No. T 137 302 Rev No. 1.1
11-9
11.7 Instrument Disinfection
All parts of the instrument that come into contact with the patient sera or positive
control samples must be treated as potentially infectious areas.
Note
It is advisable to wear gloves when performing the measurement
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 by the operating authority. 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.
11.7.1 Disinfection
Procedure
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 is 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.
Caution
The disinfectant can negatively influence the performance of your
instrument, if it is applied inside the instrument.
