Olympus UHI-4 - Reprocessing Insufflation Tube (MAJ-590) and Suction Tube (MAJ-591)

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Chapter 6 Reprocessing, Storage, and Disposal
HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATION UNIT UHI-4
6.13 Reprocessing Insufflation Tube (MAJ-590) and
Suction Tube (MAJ-591)
Preparing the equipment for reprocessing
 Equipment needed
The following equipment is prepared to perform the reprocessing steps
described in this chapter.
• Be careful not to let the dirt on the tube stick. When
immersing the tube, the temperature of the liquid should not
exceed 50 degrees. Also, do not soak in saline.
• The basins of the cleaning fluid for use in immersion should
be deep enough to immerse the Insufflation Tube (MAJ-590)
or Suction Tube (MAJ-591) completely. The cleaning and
disinfection effects cannot be achieved if the tubes and
connectors are not immersed completely.
• Personal protective equipment
*1
• Water (Refer to Section 6.6, “Water”)
• 70% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol
(Refer to Section 6.7, “Alcohol”)
• Detergent solution (Refer to Section 6.4,
“Detergent solution for manual cleaning”)
• Basins for immersing the tubes
• Clean lint-free cloths
*2
• 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe
*1 Gloves are recommended to be long enough so that your skin is not exposed.
*2 All cloths used in reprocessing are recommended to be lint-free.