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General Disinfecting of the System
13-4 Maintenance
Maintenance
General Disinfecting of the System
We recommend that you disinfect the product only when necessary as
determined by your hospital’s policy, to avoid long term damage to the
product.
We also recommend that the products being disinfected be cleaned first,
as described under “General cleaning of the System” on page 13-2.
Use the recommended disinfecting substances listed below:.
Caution
To avoid damage to the product, observe the following general
precautions for disinfection. You should only deviate when this is
explicitly stated in the disinfecting instruction of a specific product.
1. Do NOT use Povodine
®
, Sagrotan
®
, Mucocit
®
disinfecting agents
or strong solvents e.g. acetone.
2. Always dilute according to the manufacturer’s instructions or use
lowest possible concentration.
3. Do not allow any liquid to enter the case.
4. Never submerge any part of the system.
Alcohol
based
Ethanol 70%, Isopropanol 70%
Aldehyde
based
Cidex
Bleach Dilution of sodium hypochlorite (laundry bleach): concentration
ranging from 500ppm (1:100 dilution of household bleach) to
5000ppm (1:10 dilution of household bleach),
Hydrogen peroxide 3%, Chlorox
(1:10 dilution),
Dakin’s Solution.
Phenol based Wofasept
, Sporicidin
.