7. CLEANING, DISINFECTING, AND STERILIZING
7.1. MULTIUSE COMPONENTS
Step A: Preparation at the Point of Use
Safe storage and transportation to the reprocessing
area to avoid any damage to the instrument and
contamination to the environment and the people
involved in the reprocessing process.
After contamination, the sample is allowed to dry
for 1 hour at room temperature.
Step B: Pre-cleaning
For the handpiece, place the protective cap onto
the handpiece connector before cleaning.
Do not remove the protective cap until reproces-
sing is completed.
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1. Wipe the product with a damp cloth.
2. Immerse the product in cold tap water for 5 minutes.
3. Use a syringe with 50mL of deionized water to ush
the lumen three times
4. Rinse the product with a water jet pistol (with a
minimum pressure of 3.8 bar) for 30 seconds.
Step C: Cleaning, disinfection and drying process
Step C1. Manual Cleaning, disinfection and drying
process
Cleaning
EMS recommends using Neodisher® MediClean as the
cleaning agent as it has been used for the validation
study.
• Wipe the product with a damp cloth to remove
gross contamination.
• Flush the lumen of the product three times for
5 seconds using a water jet pistol.
• Immerse the product in cold tap water for 5 minutes.
Make sure that all surfaces are moistened.
• Brush all accessible surface with a soft Bristol
nylon brush until all visible residues are removed;
• Immerse the product in 0.5% cleaning solution
for 5 minutes. Make sure that all surfaces are
moistened.
• EMS recommends using Neodisher® MediClean
at 40°C.
• Rinse the product with a water jet pistol for
60 seconds, while paying special attention to each
gap, slit, or hidden surface.
• Rinse the product under cold tap water.
• Dry the product by blowing air for 20 seconds.
Disinfection
The following test devices, materials & machines have
been used for the validation study:
• Disinfection agent: Cidex® OPA.
• Immerge the product in a disinfectant solution for
10 minutes. Care that all surfaces are moistened.
• EMS recommended to use Cidex OPA at 20°C.
• Rinse the product with a water jet pistol for
60 seconds, while paying special attention to each
gap, slit, or hidden surface.
• Rinse the product under cold tap water.
Disinfection must be performed no later than 1 hour
after the cleaning phase.
Sterilization must be performed after disinfection.
Drying
Dry the outside of the instrument with a lint-free towel.
Dry the lumen of the products with ltered compressed
air (max. pressure 3 bar).
The instrument must never be heated >138°C.
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