Eighteeth Helios 600 - Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing; Cleaning the Scanner; Disinfecting the Scanner

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11Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing
You must clean, disinfect, and sterilize the scanner and accessories regularly.
The removable scanner tips can be high-level disinfected for up to 50 cycles. After
50 cycles, discard the tip.
The removable scanner tips can be autoclaved for up to 20 cycles. After 20 cycles,
discard the tip.
Perform the following maintenance activities on your scanner and accessories
regularly.
To ensure maximum hygienic safety for the patient, carefully follow the
instructions to prepare the scanner for use.
To minimize the risk for cross-contamination, after each patient:
Clean and disinfect the scanner. See “Cleaning and Disinfecting the Scanner”).
And then, the operator can reprocess tips by one of following ways:
 Clean the tip, and then perform high level disinfection (See “Cleaning and High-
Level Disinfecting Tips”),
 Clean the tip, and then perform Sterilization (See “Cleaning and Sterilizing Tips”).
WARNING
Read and follow the warnings and personal protection instructions
provided in the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the disinfectant used to process the
scanner.
You must wear gloves while cleaning and disinfecting the scanner.
The scanner must be disinfected with a recommended intermediate-level
disinfectant solution with tuberculocidal activity between patients.
DO NOT use a disinfectant containing phenolics or iodophors; doing so will
damage the surface coating of the scanner.
Never put the scanner in an autoclave device or immerse it in water or the
disinfectant solution. Excessive fluids can damage the scanner.
Do not use cotton, cloth, or tissues soaked with disinfectant to disinfect the
scanner.
11.1 Cleaning the Scanner
11.1.1If the scanner is visibly contaminated with blood and/or body fluids, you must
clean it before disinfecting it.
11.1.2To clean the scanner, follow these steps:
 Dampen (do not soak) a lint-free cloth with lukewarm water.
 Remove the blood and/or body fluids with the dampened lint-free cloth.
11.2 Disinfecting the Scanner
11.2.1 After each patient, the scanner must be thoroughly disinfected.