Tools: tray, soft brush, clean and dry soft cloth Remove optical fiber from
main unit and put it into the clean tray.
Use a clean soft brush to carefully brush the optical fiber until the dirt on surface is not visible.
Then use soft cloth to dry the optical fiber and put them into a clean tray. The cleaning agent can
be pure water, distilled water or deionized water.
8.3 Cleaning
The cleaning should be performed no later than 24 hours after the operation.
The cleaning can be divided into automated cleaning and manual cleaning. Automated cleaning
is preferred if conditions permit.
8.3.1 Automated cleaning
•The cleaner is proved to be valid by CE certificationin accordance with ENISO 15883.
•There should be a flushing connector connected to the inner cavity of the product.
•The cleaning procedure is suitable for the product, and the irrigating period is sufficient.
It is recommended to use a washer-disinfector in accordance with EN ISO15883. For the specific
procedure, please refer to the automated disinfection section in the next section "Disinfection".
Notes
a) The cleaning agent does not have to be pure water. It can be distilled
water, deionized water or multi-enzyme. But please ensure that the selected cleaning agent is
compatible with the product.
b) In washing stage, the water temperature should not exceed 45 °C, otherwise the protein will
solidify and it would be difficult to remove.
c) After cleaning, the chemical residue should be less than 10mg / L.
8.4 Disinfection
Disinfection must be performed no later than 2 hours after the cleaning phase.
Automated disinfection is preferred if conditions permit.
8.4.1 Automated disinfection-Washer-disinfector
The washer-disinfector is proved to be valid by CE certification in accordance with EN ISO
15883.
·Use high temperature disinfection function. The temperature does not exceed 134 ° C, and the
disinfection under the temperature cannot exceed 20 minutes.
·The disinfection cycle is in accordance with the disinfection cycle in EN ISO 15883.
Cleaning and disinfecting steps by using Washer-disinfector
1. Carefully place the product into the disinfection basket. Fixation of product is needed only
when the product is removable in the device. The products are not allowed to contact each other.
2. Use a suitable rinsing adaptor, and connect the internal water lines to the rinsing connection
of the washer-disinfector.
3. Start the program.
4. After the program is finished, remove the product from the washerdisinfector, inspect (refer
to section "Inspection and Maintenance") and packaging (refer to chapter "Packaging"). Dry the
product repeatedly if necessary (refer to section "Drying"). Notes
a) Before use, you must carefully read the operating instructions
provided by the equipment manufacturer to familiarize yourself with the disinfection process and
precautions.
b) With this equipment, cleaning, disinfection and drying will be carried out together.
c) Cleaning: (c1) The cleaning procedure should be suitable for the product to be treated. The
flushing period should be sufficient (5-10 minutes). Pre-wash for 3minutes, wash for another 5
minutes, and rinse
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