Cleaning and Disinfection
5-3
3. Rinse the transducer with plenty of sterile water (about 2 gallons) for at least 1
minute to remove all chemical residues on it.Or, follow the rinsing method
recommended by the disinfectant manufacturer to rinse the transducer.
4. Wipe off the water on the transducer with sterile cloth or gauze after rinsing it. Do not
dry the transducer by heating.
NOTE: 1. Observe the graph here carefully to immerse the transducer. Only soak
parts of the transducer below the strain relief.
2. Repeated disinfection will eventually damage the probe, please check
the probe performance periodically.
Compatible Disinfectants
For the disinfectants information, please refer to Disinfectant Quick Referece.
5.3 Sterilization
For intra-operative transducers, they have to be sterilized after completing each
examination.
1. Wear sterile gloves to prevent infection.
2. Clean the transducer before sterilizing it. MINDRAY recommends the following
solutions to sterilize the transducer.
Hydrogen Peroxide and Peroxyacetic Acid -based sterilization solution
Trade Name Chemical Name Procedures
Minncare
®
Cold
Sterilant
22% Hydrogen
Peroxide
4.5% Peroxyacetic
Acid
Dilute the sterilant with sterilized purified
water (1:20).
Immersed time: 11 hours.
Temperature: 20℃-25℃.
Please refer to the instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the solution for
details.
Strain relief
Probe handle
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