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Maintenance
The MEDIACLAVE requires periodical cleaning in order to ensure safe and reliable
operation. Daily and monthly cleaning procedures according to the OI are mandatory.
Before starting manual cleaning, ensure the device is switched off and disconnected form
the electricity supply.
Daily:
• Unscrew the dispensing tubing, disconnect the decanting tubing on the underside of the vessel
lid and rinse the tubings.
• At the end of a working day, navigate to MAINTENANCE, select DRAINING/FILLING and press
DRAIN COUP. WATER to empty the vessel automatically.
• Clean the following instruments parts with a lint free cloth and washing detergent:
cuvette; magnetic stirrer; pivot pin; temperature probe; vessel including the coupling water level
sensors, deaeration opening and drain; vessel lid with dispense and adding ports, safety valve;
lid seal; housing. Do not let solution drip inside the device.
• If you use media with salt concentrations above 3 %, causing corrosions of stainless steel, rinse
all salt residues thoroughly with plenty of water. Apply a chrome steel cleaning agent to all
affected surfaces according to the instructions by the manufacturer. Completely remove it with
warm water and a sponge.
• Dry all areas with paper towels.
Monthly:
• Navigate to MAINTENANCE, select CLEANING and follow the instructions on the screen.
• Navigate to MAINTENANCE, select SAFETY VALVE. Insert the cuvette, fill the vessel with
coupling water and follow the instructions on the screen.
• Perform Daily cleaning including check of steel surfaces.
• Check the white pivot pin disk below the stirrer. It must be replaced if its thickness is below
1 mm.
Equipment Disposal
MEDIACLAVE must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste.
Dispose of MEDIACLAVE
in accordance with the regulations in your area governing
disposal of devices.
Manufacturer
INTEGRA Biosciences AG
CH-7205 Zizers, Switzerland
T +41 81 286 95 30
INTEGRA Biosciences Corp.
Hudson, NH 03051, USA
T +1 603 578 5800
info@integra-biosciences.com
www.integra-biosciences.com