CleaningandDisinfection
38 Operator's Manual
Disinfectant Active ingredient Concentration
Applicable
for
MetricidePlus30 Glutaraldehyde 3.40% P7-3T
P7-3Ts
P7-3TU
P7-3TE
P8-3Ts
CIDEX
®
OPA
(applicableforFDAregiononly)
Ortho-phthalaldehyde 0.55% P7-3T
P7-3Ts
P7-3TU
P7-3TE
P8-3Ts
P8-2Ts
P8-2TU
XP8-2TU
MetricideOPAPlus
(applicableforFDAregiononly)
Ortho-phthalaldehyde 0.60%
Revital-Ox
®
Resert
®
HLD HydrogenPeroxide 1.4-2.3% P7-3T
P7-3Ts
P7-3TU
P7-3TE
P8-3Ts
XP8-2TU
2-FluroicAcid ≤2.50
UltrOx
™
HLD HydrogenPeroxide 1.4-2.3% P7-3T
P7-3Ts
P7-3TU
P7-3TE
P8-3Ts
2-FluroicAcid ≤2.50
RapicideOPA-28
Ortho-phthalaldehyde
0.575% P8-2Ts
P8-2TU
TD-8 Ortho-phthalaldehyde 0.59% XP8-2TU
5.3.2 Disinfection Procedure
1.
Selectanappropriatehigh-leveldisinfectanttodisinfecttheprobe.Followthe
disinfectantmanufacturer'sinstructionstousethehigh-leveldisinfectant.Preparea
disinfectantbyusingsteriledistilledorsoftenedwaterwhennecessary.
2.
Selectanappropriatemethod:
–
Soaking:Soaktheprobeinthedisinfectantsolutionandshaketheprobeproperly
toremovebubblesonthesurfaceoftheprobe.Fortheprobesoakingduration,see
thedisinfectantmanufacturer'sinstructions.
Onlythesectionfromdistalendtothe100cmmarker(70cmforpediatricTEE
probe)ontheflexibleshaftcanbeimmersedinthedisinfectantsolution.The
handle,cableandconnectorcanonlybedisinfectedwithawrungoutsoftcloth
moistenedwithdisinfectants.