L741 User Manual
4890-0063-01A
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• DONOT use solutions containing alcohol, mineral oil for cleaning
and/or disinfecting probes.
• Wear medical sterile gloves to prevent potential disease
transmission. Wear protective goggle if necessary.
• DONOT apply solutions containing ethyl oxides on the probe.
Cleaning instructions
1. Disconnect the probe from the ultrasound system. Remove the
biopsy guide if it is attached to the probe.
2. Remove all the coupling gel and clean the probe with soft cloth
and flowing potable water.
3. If the probe surface carries too much residue, remove all
visible residue with wet cloth soaked in mild soap water. Use
wet soft cloth to scrub the surface if dried residue exists.
Remove all soap water residue with damp cloth soaked in
potable water.
4. Air dry or dry with a soft cloth.
Disinfection instructions
The level of disinfection is direc tly related to the duration of contact
with the ge rmicide. High level of disinf ection
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is recomm ended for
surface pro bes. Legally m arketed liquid chem ical germ icides (e.g .
Cidex) are highly recommended. Pr epare and use the germ icides
following the manufacturer’s instructions.
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Refer to the germicide manufacturer’s instruction to perform high level disinfection.