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Cleaning and disinfection
– The temperature of the rst water inow must be below
25 °C (77 °F) to avoid protein xation.
– The program does not include any sudden changes in
temperature.
– The program must at least include the following steps:
– Pre-cleaning
– Cleaning
– Neutralization
– Final rinsing with deionized water
Olympus has validated automatic cleaning with the following
program:
– Vario TD program
– Pre-cleaning for 4 min.
– Cleaning for 10 min. at 55 °C (131 °F)
– Neutralization for 6 min.
– Final rinsing for 3 min.
Removing from washer-disinfector
1. Remove the product from the washer-disinfector.
2. Let the product cool down at room temperature.
3. If the product is wet, dry the product.
To support drying, use a clean lint-free cloth or ltered
compressed air.
8.5 Inspection
This section describes all necessary steps to make the product t
for use again:
Checking for mechanical defects
1. Check that the product has:
– no dents, cracks, kinks, or deformations
– no cuts and other defects on the outer sleeve of the cable
– no scratches
– no corrosion
– no missing or loose parts
– no cuts and other defects on the insulation
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