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8. Hygiene and maintenance – general information
> Follow your country-specific directives, standards and guidelines for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.
> Wear protective clothing.
> Clean and disinfect the transmission instruments
immediately after each treatment,
in order to rinse out any liquid (e.g.
blood, saliva etc.) that may have got inside and to prevent inside parts from seizing.
> Sterilize the transmission instruments after preparing them with the Assistina unit.
> Refer to the »Hygiene and care« instructions in the instructions for use of the transmission instruments.
When using an Assistina 3x3 unit to prepare the transmission instruments:
follow the instructions in the chapters
Pre-disinfection, Manual Disinfection, Sterilization and Storage.
When using an Assistina 3x2 unit to prepare the transmission instruments:
follow the instructions in the chapters
Pre-disinfection, Manual External Disinfection, Manual Disinfection, Sterilization and Storage.
> After having been prepared with the Assistina unit, the transmission instruments are prepared and ready for disinfection
and sterilization.
> Make sure that the outside of the transmission instruments is completely dry prior to disinfection and sterilization.
