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16.3 Disinfection and Sterilization
Sterilization or disinfection may cause damage to the equipment. We recommend the sterilization
and disinfection are contained in the hospital’s servicing schedule only when necessary. The
equipment should be cleaned prior to sterilization and disinfection.
Recommended sterilization material: Alcohol based (Ethanol 70%, Isopropanol 70%), and
aldehyde based.
WARNING
z Disinfection or sterilization may cause damage to the equipment; therefore,
when preparing to disinfect or sterilize the equipment, consult your hospital’s
infection controllers or professionals.
z The cleaning solutions above can only be used for general cleaning. If you use
them to control infections, we shall assume no responsible for the effectiveness.
NOTE
z ALWAYS dilute the solutions according to the manufacturer’s suggestions and
adopt lower concentration if possible.
z NEVER submerge the equipment into water or any solution, or pour water or
any solution on the equipment;
z ALWAYS wipe off all the excess liquids on the equipment surface and accessory
surface with a dry cloth;
z Never use EtO and formaldehyde to disinfect.
z Never permit high-pressure and high-temperature disinfection of the equipment
and accessories.
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