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5.0 Cleaning and care
5.1 General information on cleaning and
disinfection
The jet connection which comes into contact with the
patient must be disinfected after each use.
The hose tips must be exchanged after each use.
The surfaces of the Variotherm plus resist most of the
common surface disinfectants.
However, do not use
• disinfectantswhichcontainconcentratedorganicor
inorganic acids as they could cause corrosion damage.
• Disinfectantscontainingchloramides,phenolderivatives
oranionictensides,asthesemaycausestresscracksin
the material used for the housing of the unit.
You may also use disinfectant sprays or disinfectant tissues
for cleaning and disinfection.
) SetmainswitchofthedevicetoOFFpriortocleaning
and disinfection!
Wipetheunitsurfacewithaclothmoistenedwithacleaning
or disinfecting solution. Take care that no liquid penetrates
the device. The cleaning agents and disinfectants listed in
section 5.2 are all suitable.
) Spilledliquidmustimmediatelybedrywiped.
) Alwaysobservetheinstructionsforusebythe
manufacturerofthedisinfectants,includingall
concentrationspecications.
) The described action relating to cleaning and disinfection
resp. sterilisation do not substitute the relevant
instructionswhichmustbeadheredtopriortooperation.
5.2 Recommended disinfectants
Manual disinfection of instruments
Disinfectant Ingredients in 100 g Manufacturer
Korsolexbasic
(Applicationconcentrate)
glutaral 15.2 g BodeChemie,Hamburg
(ethylenedioxy)dimethanol 19.7 g
surfactants,salts,corrosioninhibitors
Sekusept aktiv
(Applicationconcentrate)
sodiumpercarbonate,phosphonates Ecolab,Düsseldorf
non-ionic surfactants
GigaseptFFnew
(Applicationconcentrate)
succindialdehyde 11.0 g Schülke&Mayr,
Norderstedt
dimethoxytetrahydrofurane 3.0 g
corrosion inhibitors
non-ionic surfactants and perfumes
Automatic disinfection of instruments
Disinfectant Ingredients in 100 g Manufacturer
NeodisherMediClean
forte
(Applicationconcentrate)
NTA 5-15 g Dr.Weigert,Hamburg
non-ionic surfactants <5g
enzymes
preserving agents
Surfaces
Disinfectant Ingredients in 100 g Manufacturer
Dismozon pur
(Granulate)
End of product 12/2014
magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate 80 g BodeChemie,Hamburg
Dismozon plus
(Granulate)
magnesium monoperoxyphthalate hexahydrate 95.8 g BodeChemie,Hamburg
Green&CleanSK
(Applicationconcentrate)
Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride <1g Metasys,Rum(Austria)
Dialkyldimethylammoniumchloride
Alkyl dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonium chloride
Perform Pentapotassiumbis(peroxymonosulphate)-bis(sulphate) 45.0 g Schülke&Mayr,
Norderstedt
When using disinfectants containing aldehyde and amine at the same object colour changes may occur.