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Care and Maintenance
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3. Place the components once more in demineralized water (room temperature,
20 °C to 30 °C) for a period of at least 3 minutes to 5 minutes and then rinse
them off under running water. Make sure all disinfectant residue is removed
from the individual parts of the tube set.
4. Flush the silicone tube for 15 seconds with demineralized water. Then use a
high-pressure cleaning gun to emit 10 pressure surges, each one with a
length of one second (1 second) into the silicone tube.
5. The individual parts must be dried after cleaning. For this purpose, they are
to be placed in an appropriate tray and allowed to drip dry or use an air gun
to dry the components. It is also possible to use, where appropriate, a sterile,
soft cloth. Or, the components can be dried in an air dryer (10 minutes at 100
°C).
7.3.3 Sterilizing Reusable Tube Sets
The manufacturer has approved the reusable tube set for a specific number of re-
cycling cycles. Always comply with the instructions on the label.
Never exceed the number of uses indicated by the manufacturer.
DANGER!
Please check the reusable tube for signs of damage after sterilization and before
use. Never use a tube showing signs of damage, especially brittleness and perfo-
ration. Tube sets with evidence of or suspected of damage must be blocked from
further use.
Only sterilize a clean, disinfected, and dry tube set. In order not to humidify or
damage the hygiene filter during the sterilization process, the filter is connected
to the vacuum tube only before the next application.
•Packaging
Pack the dry tube set in suitable sterile packaging for sterilization (cloth, bag or
tray).
• Sterilization
The manufacturer has validated saturated steam sterilization based on the pa-
rameters listed below using the pre-vacuum process as a suitable method of ster-
ilization for the tube set. Sterilize the tube set according to these specifications.
WARNING!
The indicated drying time depends on several variables, including the following:
Altitude, humidity, type of packaging, preconditioning, size of chamber, mass of
load, and placement in chamber. Users must verify that the drying time set in
their autoclave yields dry surgical equipment when using the method of saturat-
ed steam sterilization described here.
Please follow the instruction manual of the autoclave you use.
•Storage
Always store the tube set after sterilization in a suitable sterile packaging or in a
suitable environment to avoid contamination.
Pre-vac
Sterilization Methods Pre-vacuum sterilization
Packaging Packed
Cycle time 5 min (273 °F/134°C, 3 bar)
Drying time 10 min