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Maintenance
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthemaintenanceoftheaccessoriesused
withyoursystem.
Cleaning,Disinfecting,andStoringECGCables
andLeadwires
Inadditiontokeepingthesystemcleanandingoodrepair,itisimportanttokeepthe
cablesandleadwirescleananddisinfected.Thissectionprovidesinstructionsfor
cleaning,disinfecting,andstoringECGcablesandleadwirestoextendtheirlifeand
protectpatients.Cablesandleadwirescomeintocontactwithpatientsandshouldbe
cleanedanddisinfectedaftereveryuse.
NOTE:
FordeviceswiththeKISSsystem,refertotheKISSoperator'smanualforcleaning
anddisinfectinginformation.
CleaningGuidelines
Observethefollowingguidelineswhencleaninganddisinfectingthecables,leadwires,
andelectrodesforyoursystem.
•Followthecleaninginstructionsexactly.
•Wringexcessdisinfectantfromthewipebeforeusingit.
•Neverimmersethedevice,cables,orleadwiresinanyliquid,asthismaycorrode
metalcontactsandaffectsignalquality.
•Donotallowliquidstocollectaroundtheconnectionpins.Ifthishappens,blotthem
drywithasoft,lint-freecloth.
•Neveruseconductivesolutionsorsolutionsthatcontainchlorides,wax,orwax
compoundstocleanthedevice,cables,orleadwires.
•NeverusesolutionsorproductsthatcontainanytypeofAmmoniumChloridesuch
as,butnotlimitedto:
•DimethylBenzylAmmoniumChloride
•QuaternaryAmmoniumChloridesolutions
•Abrasivecleanersorsolventsofanykind
•Acetone
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