Cleaning Guidelines; General Notes; Medela Recommended Surface Cleaning Agents For Pump Housing; Water - Medela Vario Mode D'emploi

18 Cleaning guidelines

WARNINGS
After each use, the parts that had been in contact with the aspirated secretions are to be
cleaned, disinfected, sterilised or disposed of according to the table on the next page.
Before cleaning the device, pull the mains plug out of the fixed mains
socket.

General notes

– These are general recommendations only that may be adjusted individually, based on the
hospital's specific directives and cleaning practices and policies.
– Detailed information according to Medela cleaning instructions (product code 200.2391).
– Wear protective gloves for cleaning / disinfection.
– Dispose of fluids such as blood and secretions and the parts contaminated with them in
accordance with internal hospital guidelines.

Medela recommended surface cleaning agents for pump housing

– CaviWipes, Metrex Research, www.metrex.com
– Mikrozid AF Wipes, Schülke & Mayr, www.schuelkemayr.com

Water

Use only the purest quality of water for cleaning. Water hardness is a serious consideration since
deposits left on medical products may not be properly decontaminated. Use deionised water in
order to reduce this problem. The final rinse water is bacterial free and contains no endotoxins.

Cleaning / disinfection machines

Can be used to desinfect parts from the table on the next page. A hot water rinse (maximum
temperature 100 °C) may provide a medium-to high level of disinfection. Every section of the
constituent parts must be accessible in order to ensure efficient cleaning. We recommend using
a cleaning / disinfecting machine that has been approved by the Robert Koch- Institute and
complies with ISO 15883. Recommended temperature for noncritical medical devices (i.e. those
that only come into contact with uninjured skin) is 90 °C for 1 minute. The time is increased to
5 minutes for all medical devices that are considered to be critical.

Disposable products

These are single use products not intended to be reprocessed. Reprocessing could
cause loss of mechanical, chemical and / or biological characteristics. Reuse could cause
cross contamination.
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