Maintenance
6.6 Cleaning and Sterilization
In principle, because of the usual high temperatures sterili-
zation of the force plate is not permissible. Instead of it we
recommend the application of a mild, watersoluble clean-
sing or disinfecting agent (clinically tested) with a pH-value
6 ... 10, using a piece of cloth or sponge dampened with
water.
Well suitable are various disinfectants usual in trade
such as:
Extran
®
AP 43 of Merck, product No. 7584, application
in 0,3 % water solution at 40 C for 15 min.
RBS-25 of FLUKA CHEM. (about pH 10), product
No. 83460; application in 2 (... 5) % water solution at
20 ... 40 C for about 10 min.
Under no circumstances the force plate must be:
sterilized in autoclave or steam
dipped into a cleansing agent or cleaned in a liquid
jet
treated with a disinfectant on chlorine base (e.g.
sodium hypochlorite)
Extran
®
is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany
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