clinic, especially with regard to the additional requirements for the inactivation of prions.
Post-operative treatment
The post-operative treatment must be carried out immediately, no later than 30 minutes after the completion of the
operation. The steps are as follows:
1. Let the Ultrasonic scaler works for 20-30 seconds at maximum water volume to flush the handpiece and tip;
2. Remove the handpiece from the Ultrasonic scaler, and rinse away the dirt on the surface of handpiece with pure water (or
distilled water/deionized water);
3. Dry the handpiece with a clean, soft cloth and place it in a clean tray.
Notes
a)The water used here must be pure water, distilled water or deionized water.
Preparation before cleaning Steps
Tools: torque wrench, tray, soft brush, clean and dry soft cloth
1. Use torque wrench provided by Guilin Woodpecker Medical Instrument Co., Ltd to remove the tip from handpiece and put
it into the tray.
2 . Unscrew the nipple of handpiece counterclockwise, remove the sealing ring, light pipe (if any), and LED lamp (if any), and
put them in the tray.
3. Use a clean soft brush to carefully brush the joints between handpiece and the connector of cable, front thread, horn,
nipple, seal ring, light pipe (if any) and LED lamp (if any) until the dirt on surface is not visible. Then use soft cloth to dry
the handpiece and accessories and put them into a clean tray. The cleaning agent can be pure water, distilled water or
deionized water.
Disassembling steps.
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.
Automated cleaning
• The cleaner is proved to be valid by CE certification in accordance with EN ISO 15883.
• There should be a flushing connector connected to the inner cavity of the product.
• The cleaning procedure is suitable for the handpiece, the flushing period is sufficient, and ultrasonic cleaning is prohibited.
It is recommended to use a washer -disinfector in accordance with EN ISO 15883.
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 handpiece.
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 presence concentration of the process chemicals is determined to be below the prescribed potential
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Light pipe LED lamp
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