Chapter 9 Reprocessing the Endoscope (and related reprocessing accessories)
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ULTRASOUND GASTROVIDEOSCOPE GF-UCT180
While the endoscope is submerged, brush the instrument and the suction
channel, suction cylinder, instrument channel port, balloon channel and irrigation
port according to the following procedures (see Figure 9.14).
Figure 9.14
Brushing the instrument channel in the insertion tube and
suction channel in the control section (location A)
1. Immerse the endoscope in the detergent solution to avoid splattering.
2. Straighten the endoscope’s bending section. Grip the single use
combination cleaning brush (BW-412T) at a point 3 cm from the bristles.
3. Insert the single use combination cleaning brush (BW-412T) into the center
opening of the suction cylinder as illustrated by A in Figure 9.14. Using short
strokes, feed the brush through the insertion tube until it emerges from the
distal end of the endoscope.
4. Clean the bristles with your fingertips in the detergent solution. Carefully pull
the brush out through the channel and back out of the suction cylinder.
5. Clean the bristles in the detergent solution again.
6. Repeat until all debris is removed.
Suction cylinder
Instrument
channel port
Suction
connector
B
C
A
A
B
C
E
A
B
D
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