Comen C80 - Maintenance and Cleaning of RESPIRONICS Branded Mainstream and Sdestream; Common Cleaning; Airway Adapter for Cleaning Reusable Mainstream Sensor; Method for Sterilizing Reusable Adapter

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16.9 Maintenance and Cleaning of RESPIRONICS Branded
Mainstream and Sdestream Modules
16.9.1 Common Cleaning
Clean with cloth, optionally dipped with 70% isopropanol, aqueous solution containing 10%
sodium hypochlorite (bleacher), sterilizing spray cleaner (such as Steris Coverage Spray HB),
ammonia water or mild soap water. Before cleaning, wash the cloth with rinse water and then
wring out and air-dry the washed cloth. Make sure that sensor windows are clean and are air-dried
before being used repeatedly.
16.9.2 Airway Adapter for Cleaning Reusable Mainstream Sensor
Rinse it with warm soapy water first and soak it in liquid sterilizing fluid, such as 70%
isopropanol, aqueous solution containing 10% sodium hypochlorite (bleacher), 2. 4%
glutaraldehyde solvent, e. g. Cidex Plus or Steris System 1 or ammonia water. Wash it with clean
water completely.
16.9.3 Method for Sterilizing Reusable Adapter
Autoclave Sterilizer-operable only to adult-used adapters.
Ethylene oxide (ETO)- Sterilizing for 1. 5h.
Soaking in Cidex Plus for 10h.
Soaking in Perasafe for 10h.
U. S. Steris System 1pasteurizer.
Before adapters are reused, please make sure that the windows are dried without any residuals and
that adapters stand intact during operation or cleaning/sterilization.