Chirurgische Instrumente Medizintechnik

Cleaning and sterilization

Disinfectants and cleaning products have to be used and renewed according the guidelines of the corresponding manufacturer to asure a proper maintenance. Only products with suitability for SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS MADE OF STEEL are allowed to use. Make sure that surgical instruments with joints (e.g. clamps, forceps, scissors, instruments with articulated joint) are open during its treatment in ultra-sound-bath. Surgical instruments have to be flushed with demineralized water and blowed dry after the cleaning and sterilisation process. Please check the surgical instruments before sterilisation whether they are without failure. Sterilisation may only be executed by equipment and under conditions which correspond to the current valid law and rules.

New manufactured surgical instruments have to be cleaned and sterilised before any use.

Pay attention to law, guidelines, rules and recommendations concerning cleaning and sterilisation which are valid in your country. Have a special view on the recommendations e.g. of the Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) at Berlin and the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM) in case your doing is related to Germany.

Hints for treatment of surgical instruments are available in the internet:
http://www.a-k-i.org
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