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immediately. A manual disinfection is not recommended. Please
use fully demineralized water.
Drying:
Automated Drying:
Drying the instruments according to drying cycle of
washer/disinfector. If needed, additional manual drying can be
performed through lint free towel. Insufflate cavities of instruments
by using sterile compressed air.
Functional
Testing,
Maintenanc
e:
Visual inspection for cleanliness of the instruments and
reassembling. Functional testing according to instructions of use.
If necessary, perform reprocessing process again until the
instrument is visibly clean.
Before packaging and autoclaving, make sure that the
components have been maintained according to the
manufacturer’s instruction.
Packaging:
Pack the instruments in an appropriate packaging material for
sterilization.
Check the validity period of pouch given by the manufacturer
to determine the shelf life.
Use pouches which resist to a temperature up to 141℃ and
in accordance with EN ISO 11607.
Sterilization
:
Sterilization of instruments by applying a fractionated pre-vacuum
steam sterilization process (according to EN 285/EN 13060/EN
ISO 17665) under consideration of the respective country
requirements.
Minimum requirements: 5 min at 134 °C.
Maximum sterilization temperature: 137°C.
Drying time: at least 8min.
Flash sterilization is not allowed on lumen instruments!
Use only approved autoclave devices according to EN 13060
or EN 285.
Use a validated sterilization procedure according to EN ISO
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