Atmos Variotherm plus - Advice for the User for Maintaining Hygienic Status

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2.0 For your safety
2.1 Important instructions for the maintenance of the hygiene status of warm water
irrigation units
Forlooseningcerumenintheauditorymeatusandforthestimulationofthelabyrinthinesystem,ATMOSoffersthewarmwater
unitsHygrothermplus(37°C)andVariothermplus(20°-47°C).
Theseunitsheatthedrinkingwaterwhichcomesfromthehouseholdconnectiontothepreselectedtemperature.Theoperating
instructionsmustbefollowed,ortheincreasednumberofpathogensintherinsewatercanaffectthehealthofsensitive
patients.
Requirement for taking into use
 ThewaterwhichisprovidedbythehouseholdconnectionmustatleastmeettheWHOguidelinesorthecountry-specic
guidelinesfordrinkingwater.
Connection
 Freshwatermustowthroughthewallconnectionforaperiodofapprox.1minutepriortotheunitbeingconnected.*
 Ensurethattheinstallationishygienicallycarriedout!Disinfectthethreadedconnectionswith70%alcoholbeforescrewing
themintoplace.*
 Weardisposablegloveswhencarryingoutmaintenanceworkonpartswhichcomeintocontactwiththewater.*
 Carryoutthermalcleaningatleast3timesbeforepatientuse.*
*ThisworkiscarriedoutbytheATMOSservicetechnician.
Running operation
 Beforebeginningthesurgicaloperation,switchontheunitandawaitthethermalcleaningprocess.
 Afterthedevicehadbeenidleforalongperiodoftime,(weekend,duringholidays,etc.)thethermalcleaningprocessmust
be initiated and repeated.
 Werecommendthatthedevicebeswitchedoffandonevery2hoursandnotlongerthan4hourstostartthethermal
cleaning mode.
 Exchange and disinfection required for contact parts such as the jet connection after each patient (prevention of retrograde
germication).
 Beforeeveryuse,spraywaterandcheckthetemperature.
Service
 Ensurethatthesuspendedparticlelterishygienicallychanged(seecommissioning)(disposeoflterandcarefullycleanthe
lterglass).Ensurethatnocontactismadewiththecontaminatedparts.
 Carry out thermal cleaning after each service.
 Werecommendthatthenumberofgermsinthewaterberegularlydeterminedattheinputandoutputoftheunit.Inthecase
ofacomplaint,datameasurementsmustbeprovewhetherthecontaminantsare"water"or"skin”bacteria.