7.Cleaning, disinfection, and Sterilization
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7. Cleaning, disinfection, and Sterilization
7.1. General principles
When cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing the machine, please strictly follows the warnings,
cautions, and notes in this chapter. Different parts of the Anaesthesia Workstation have different
cleaning and disinfection methods. Please follow the brief instructions when cleaning and
disinfecting the parts. Clean and dry the parts completely that need to be disinfected.
After cleaning, disinfection, and reassembling and before using the Anaesthesia Workstation,
make sure to do a self-test at the start-up. Please refer to section 4 “Pre-operative Preparation” for
details.
WARNING: Turn off the Aeon8800A power switch before cleaning and disinfecting.
WARNING: Use a cleaning and sterilizing schedule that conforms to your institution’s
sterilization and risk-management policies.
⚫ Refer to the material safety data policy of each agent.
⚫ Refer to the operating and maintaining manual of all the sterilizing
equipment.
⚫ Wear safety gloves and safety goggles.
⚫ The O
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sensor may leak and burn (by Chlorine Potassium Oxide) if
damaged.
⚫ Do not inhale fumes.
WARNING: Do not inhale any agents generated during cleaning and disinfecting.
CAUTION: User cleaning agent sparingly. Excess fluid could enter the machine,
causing damage.
CAUTION: Do not autoclave any parts of the machine unless specifically identified as
autoclave able in the User Manual. Clean the machine only as specified in the User
Manual.
CAUTION: To prevent system damage:
⚫ Refer to the literature supplied by the manufacturer of the cleaning agent.
⚫ Never use organic, halogenated or petroleum-based solvents, anaesthetics,
glass cleaning agents, acetone, or other irritant agents.
⚫ Never use abrasive agents (i.e., steel wool or silver polish) to clean
components.
⚫ Keep all liquid away from entering the equipment.
⚫ Prevent liquid from entering the equipment.
⚫ Do not immerse the bellows for more than 15 minutes as this may cause
expansion or accelerated aging.
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