Cleaning Instructions

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Pod Battery Disposal
The pods contain batteries that require safe
handling. They may leak if exposed to heat or
disposed of improperly. Dispose of the batteries
in accordance with applicable federal, state and
local regulations as applicable in the United States
of America, or equivalently as may be applicable in
other countries.
Within the European Union, disposal of small
amounts of portable batteries to landlls and
incinerations are allowed under the Batteries
Directive 2006/66/EC and Member State
regulations.
Alternate instructions for safe battery removal to
waste disposal is also possible but requires special
decontamination steps as follow:
For safe battery removal at the end-of-life by a
waste treatment facility, infected units should
be decontaminated as per hospital procedure.
However, alkaline battery risks (e.g. do not expose
to autoclave because of risk of explosion) should
be considered before they are sent for recycling.
Instructions for decontamination are provided
below. If it is not possible to decontaminate the
pods before recycling, the hospital should not
attempt to remove the batteries from the waste.
Disposal of small amounts of portable batteries to
landlls and incinerations are allowed under the
Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC and Member State
regulations.
Prior to sending electronic waste for recycling,
the pods are required to go through a complete
cleaning, disinfection and sterilization cycle. Before
starting the cycle, make sure the pod battery is
draned: pods no longer blink. The following steps
are recommended:
1. The pod’s outer surfaces are wiped down rst.
2. Expose the pod to an Ethylene Oxide (ETO)
sterilization cycle per the following parameters:
a. Preconditioning set points:
- Temperature: 100-125˚F (38-52˚C)
- Relative humidity: 35-80%
- Vacuum set point: 2.61 pounds per square
inch
- Preconditioning time: under 60 minutes
b. Exposure:
- Temperature: 105-145˚F (41-63˚C)
- Relative humidity: 30-90%
- EO gas concentration: 725 mg/L
- 100% EO gas
- Gas exposure time: 60 minutes
- pressure: 3.8 - 4.8 HgA
c. Aeration:
- Aeration time: 8 hours
- Aeration temperature: 51-59˚C
4. To nd the appropriate pod treatment facility,
please visit: http://www.weee.zimmer.eu
To remove the battery from the Pods, the following
steps are recommended:
1. Remove the back sticker from the Pod by inserting
any tool with a sharp end between the sticker
and the bottom of the Pod.
Figure 5.2
Pod Battery Disposal
2. Use a torx screwdriver to remove the 4 screws on
the bottom of the Pod
3. Remove the base casing.