16 USE, CARE, MAINTENANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL OF IMAGING PLATES
User’s & installation manual Planmeca ProScanner 45
16.2 Using hygienic bags
Never reuse a hygienic bag. A hygienic bag is
for single patient use only.
1. Insert imaging plate into the hygienic bag so that
the printed side of the imaging plate is facing the
printed side of the envelope as illustrated.
2. Peel off the adhesive strip and seal the
envelope.
3. Remove the plate from the hygienic bag by
tearing the hygienic bag lengthwise starting at
the notch and gently pull the plate out of the
hygienic bag.
Active side of the imaging plate should face
the blank side of the hygienic bag and the x-
ray source.