Acteon Air Max - Disinfecting and Sterilising the Prophypen Handpiece

8.3 Disinfecting and sterilising the Prophypen handpiece
The powder system must imperatively be purged before cleaning, See "It is imperative to purge the Prophypen
handpiece and cord after every use, no matter how short." page 21
8.3.1 Pre-disinfection and cleaning – Manual method
Minimum duration of step Cleaning instructions
1 minute Rinse in running water at ambient temperature.
2 minutes
Use a soft-bristled brush and a bottle brush to remove most of the contamination.
Use a syringe, a pipette or a water spray with an alkaline or enzymatic cleaning
solution to rinse the handpiece cannulation.
15 minutes Soak in an alkaline cleaner (pH = 7) in an ultrasonic tank.
2 minutes
Rinse in running water. Use a syringe, a pipette or a water spray with an alkaline or
enzymatic cleaning solution to rinse the handpiece cannulation.
4 minutes
Soak in a freshly prepared solution of an alkaline cleaner (ph=7). Clean difficult
parts with a soft brush and a bottle brush.
Use a syringe, a pipette or a water spray with an alkaline or enzymatic cleaning
solution to rinse the handpiece cannulation.
Inspect visually.
Repeat the preceding steps until there is no more visible contamination.
at least 2 minutes Rinse in demineralised water.
Dry using a soft lint-free cloth or medical grade clean compressed air
Inspect visually.
Repeat the preceding steps until there is no more visible contamination.
8.3.2 Sterilisation
Unless otherwise specified, non-sterile products can be resterilised using validated steam sterilisation methods (ISO
17665 or national standards). SATELEC, a company of Acteon group recommends the following:
Sterilisation exposure time Sterilisation exposure temperature Drying time
4 minutes 132 °C 15 minutes minimum and 20 minutes
18 minutes 134 °C 15 minutes minimum and 20 minutes
4 minutes 134 °C 15 minutes minimum and 20 minutes
3 minutes 134 °C 15 minutes minimum and 20 minutes
Saturated steam sterilisation with pre-vacuum
The drying times vary from 15 to 60 minutes according to the following criteria:
l the type of packaging material, such as a sterile barrier system or rigid reusable containers;
l steam quality;
l device materials;
l total mass;
l steriliser performance;
l usual practices for the geographical area;
l varying cool-down times.
The manufacturer accepts no responsibility for sterilisation procedures performed by the end user or the
customer that are not performed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
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