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5.1 Point of use (Pre-cleaning)
Pre-cleaning should be done immediately after each use. The procedure
is as follows:
1) Remove contaminated needle guide and probe cover from the probe with
needle guide bracket and dispose them appropriately.
2) Remove the needle guide bracket from the probe.
3) Flush patient’s blood or fluid by tap water from the needle guide
bracket directly after use, until the surface looks visually clean
4) Immerse the needle guide bracket in sufficient amount of high quality
tap water. Scrub it using soft cloth to remove all visible soil and
from its surface.
5) Prepare following items before manual pre-cleaning of the puncture
adapter using ultrasound:
a) Ultrasound bath: i.e. Euronda, Eurosonic 4D
b) Detergent: Cidezyme® (Johnson & Johnson, #2258) or another cleaning
agent with approved material compatibility for this medical device
c) Personal protective equipment (gloves, water repellent protective
skirt, face protection mask or protective glasses, see also
instructions of the manufacturer for the detergent and the
disinfectant)
Pre-Cleaning:
1) Fill the ultrasound bath with the detergent. The temperature of the
detergent solution should be between 15-30 °C, concentration is 1.6%.
If a different detergent is used, follow the manufacturer’s
instructions. Please also consider the material compatibility for
the medical device.
2) Immerge the needle guide bracket into the diluted detergent in the
ultrasound bath and switch on the ultrasound bath for a time of 20
minutes at 25°C.
3) Remove the needle guide bracket and continue with the manual or
automated cleaning and disinfection.
5.2 Containment and transportation
Putting the contaminated equipment into exclusive shock and damage proof
container for transportation is recommended. It is recommended that
instruments are reprocessed as soon as possible and not later than 4
hours after usage.
Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation
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