GE CAM-14 - Cleaning and Disinfecting Acquisition Modules

Maintenance
VisualInspection
Inspecttheacquisitionmoduleeachtimeyoucleanitorifyoususpectaproblem.
•Checktheleadwiresandleadwireadaptersforwearandlooseconnections.
Replacethesepartsattherstsignofwear.
•Checkthepinsthattheleadwirespluginto.Theyshouldnotbebentorloose.
ContactGEHealthcareCustomerSupportforanyrepairsneeded.
•Checktheacquisitionmoduleplasticcaseforanydamage.ContactGEHealthcare
CustomerSupportforanyrepairsneeded.
Cleaning
Theexteriorandleadwiresoftheacquisitionmoduleshouldbecleaneddaily.
CleaningandDisinfectingAcquisitionModules
Propercleaninganddisinfectingprolongsthelifeofacquisitiondevices.Failuretouse
thepropercleaningsolutionsortofollowproperprocedurescanresultinthefollowing:
•Appearanceofwaveformswhennotconnectedtoapatient,resultinginfalse
alarmsinsteadofleadfailurealarms
•Brittleandcrackeddevicecase
•Melting,dulling,ordistortionofthecase
•Totaldevicefailure,requiringreplacement
•Unitmalfunction
•Voidedwarranty
Usethefollowingproceduretocleananddisinfectthecablesandleadwires.
1.Removecables,leadwires,andbatteriesfromthedevicebeforecleaning.
Makesuretormlyclosethebatterydoorafterremovingthebatteries.
2.Toclean,wipewithalightlymoistenedcloth.
Useamildsoapandwatersolutiontomoistenthecloth.
DoNOTuseanyofthefollowingcleaningproducts,orproductsthatcontainthe
sameactiveingredientsandsolutions,whichareknowntocausetheproblems
previouslylisted:
•Sani-Cloth®Wipes
•Ascepti®Wipes
•HBQuat®
•Clorox®Wipes(theydonotcontainbleach)
•Over-the-counterdetergents(suchasFantastic®,Tilex®,andsoon)
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