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9 CARE AND MAINTENANCE
9.1 CARE INSTRUCTIONS
- Put a dust cover over the instrument during breaks in work.
- Keep accessories in a dust-free place when not in use.
- Remove dust with bellows and a soft brush.
- Clean the objectives and eyepieces with special optics cleaning cloths and pure alcohol.
- Protect the surgical microscope and accessories from moisture, vapors, acids, alkalis, and
corrosive substances.
- Do not keep any chemicals near the instruments.
- Protect the surgical microscope from improper handling.
- Install other device sockets or unscrew optical systems and mechanical parts only when ex-
plicitly instructed to do so in this user manual.
- Protect the surgical microscope from oil and grease.
- Never oil or grease the guide surfaces or mechanical parts.
- Remove coarse debris with a moistened disposable cloth.
- To disinfect the surgical microscope, use compounds from the surface disinfectant group
based on the following active ingredients:
• Aldehydes
• Alcohols
• Quaternary ammonium compounds
- Due to potential damage to the materials, never use products based on:
• Halogen-donating compounds
• Strong organic acids
- Oxygen-donating compounds
- Follow the disinfectant manufacturer’s instructions.
- We recommend concluding a service contract with Leica Service.
9.2 MAINTENANCE
- Keep accessories away from dust when not in use, e.g. protect them using a dust cover.
- Remove dust with a pneumatic rubber bulb and a soft brush.
- Clean lenses and eyepieces using special optics cleaning cloths and pure alcohol.
- Thoroughly clean the optics carrier using germicidal disinfectant after each time it is
handled.
- Protect your microscope from moisture, fumes and acids and from alkaline and caustic
materials. Do not store chemicals close to the instrument.
- Protect from improper use. Never install other device sockets or unscrew optical systems
and mechanical parts unless explicitly instructed to do so in this User Manual.
- Protect the microscope from oil and grease. Never oil or grease the guide surfaces or
mechanical parts.
- Remove coarse contamination using a damp disposable cloth.
- Use disinfectants based on the following active ingredients: aldehydes, alcohols, quaternary
ammonium compounds.
- No not use preparations based on the following: halogen-splitting compounds, strong
organic acids, oxygen-splitting compounds.
- Camera: Keep optical components clean. Clean optical surfaces using a lint-free cloth.
Soak the cloth using a little methanol or glass cleaner. Do not use alcohol.
- Do not use ethanol or spirits.
Tropical environment/fungus
Leica Microsystems employs certain safety precautions in its manufacturing techniques and
materials. Other preventive measures include:
- Keep optical parts clean.
- Use and store them in a clean environment only.
- Store under UV light when not in use.
- Use in continuously climate-controlled rooms only.
- Keep moisture away and cover using a plastic cover lled with silica gel.
Notes on reprocessing of resterilizable products
Limitations on reprocessing
Observe local legal regulations when processing medical products used to treat patients who
have or are suspected to have Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJK) or its variant (vCJK). Usually,
these resterilizable medical products can be safely disposed of by burning.
Occupational safety and health protection
Observe work safety and health protection of persons responsible for processing contaminated
products.
Current regulations of hospital hygiene and prevention of infection must be observed in the
preparation, cleaning and disinfection of the products.
Instructions
Workplace
Remove surface contamination with a paper towel.
We recommend concluding a service
contract with Leica Microsystems Service
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