Olympus UHI-4 - General Policy

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Chapter 6 Reprocessing, Storage, and Disposal
HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATION UNIT UHI-4
6.1 General policy
• This section is based on the requirements of ISO 17664:2017.
• The medical literature reports incidents of patient cross-contamination
resulting from improper reprocessing. It is strongly recommended that
reprocessing personnel have a thorough understanding of and follow all
national and local healthcare facility guidelines and policies.
• A specific individual or individuals in the reprocessing unit should be
responsible for reprocessing equipment. It is highly desirable that a
trained backup be available should the primary reprocessing
individual(s) be absent.
• All individuals responsible for reprocessing should thoroughly
understand:
 Occupational health and safety regulations
 All national and local healthcare facility guidelines and
policies
 The instructions in this manual
 The mechanical aspects of equipment
 Pertinent germicide labeling
 Terms used in this manual
WD
WD is abbreviations for Washer-Disinfector, which is used for reprocessing
the Insufflation Tube and Suction Tube.