Probes and Biopsy 12-27
12.2.8 Clean and Sterilize the Needle-guided Bracket
Cleaning
1. Wear sterile gloves to prevent infection.
2. Or, wash with clean water or soapy water to remove all the foreign matters, or, wipe the
bracket with a soft ethyl carbamate sponge.
3. Wipe off the water on the needle-guided bracket using sterile cloth or gauze after washing
it.
Please follow the instructions in the manual for cleaning.
Sterilization
1. Wear sterile gloves to prevent infection.
2. Clean the needle-guided bracket before sterilizing it. (,&.(0(<(5recommends the
following solution or sterilizing system to sterilize the needle-guided bracket.
3. Follow local regulations when selecting and using the disinfectant.
Glutaraldehyde-based sterilant:
Chemical
name
Trade name Procedures
Glutaraldehyde
(2.2-2.7%)
Cidex
Activated
Glutaraldehyde Solution
Please refer to the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the solution for details.
Soak the transducer into the activated solution
for 10 hours (20-25ć)
Before safety and performance is affected, plastic bracket NGB-007 can be sterilized by
Cidex Activated Glutaraldehyde Solution for at least 233 times (10 hours for one time).
Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid -based sterilant:
Trade Name Chemical Name Procedures
Minncare
®
Cold
Sterilant
22% Hydrogen
Peroxide
4.5% Peroxyacetic Acid
Dilute the sterilant with sterilized purified
water (1:20).
Immersed time: 11 hours.
Temperature: 20ć-25ć.
Please refer to the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the solution for details.
Before safety and performance is affected, plastic bracket NGB-007 can be sterilized by
Minncare COLD STERILANT for at least 245 times (11 hours for one time).
z Refer to the instructions provided by the chemical manufacturer concerning
concentration of the solution, and method of disinfections and dilution. Note that the
glutaraldehyde disinfectant solution needs an activating solution.
z Rinse the needle-guided bracket thoroughly with sterile water to remove all chemical
residues on it.
z Wipe off the water on the needle-guided bracket with sterile cloth or gauze after
rinsing it.