Chapter 3 Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization Procedures
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EVIS EXERA GIF/CF/PCF TYPE 160 Series REPROCESSING MANUAL
Flushing disinfectant solution into all channels
1.
Immerse the endoscope and all equipment in the disinfectant solution.
2. Using the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe, flush at least 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of
disinfectant solution through the air/water and suction channels respectively.
Confirm that no bubbles exit the distal end of the endoscope.
3. Using the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe, flush at least 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of
disinfectant solution through the auxiliary water channel. Confirm that no
bubbles exit the distal end of the endoscope (for endoscopes with auxiliary
water feeding only).
4. With the endoscope, channel plug, injection tube and auxiliary water tube
completely immersed in the disinfectant solution, disconnect all equipment
from the endoscope. Leave the endoscope and all equipment immersed in
the disinfectant solution.
Soaking the endoscope and all equipment in disinfectant
solution
1.
If air bubbles adhere to the surfaces of the endoscope, channel plug,
injection tube or the auxiliary water tube, remove them using a clean,
lint-free cloth.
2. Cover the basin with a tight fitting lid to minimize the release of disinfectant
vapors.
3. Soak the endoscope and all equipment in disinfectant solution for the
amount of time and at the temperature recommended by the disinfectant
manufacturer.
Removing the endoscope and all equipment from disinfectant
solution
1.
Before removing the endoscope from the disinfectant solution, connect the
channel plug and injection tube to the endoscope.
2. Before removing the endoscope from the disinfectant solution, attach the
auxiliary water tube to the endoscope (for endoscopes with auxiliary water
feeding only).
3. Remove the injection tube’s suction port from the disinfectant solution.
4. Attach the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe to the injection tube’s air/water channel
port and flush the air/water channel with 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of air.
5. Attach the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe to the injection tube’s suction channel port
and flush the suction channel with 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of air.
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