| Cleaning
& Disinfecting Grass Nasopharyngeal Electrodes |
| Grass
Gold Nasopharyngeal Electrodes can be cleaned and disinfected
prior to sterilizing by soaking for 15 minutes in sodium hypochlorite.
Disinfection can also be achieved by immersing the electrodes in CIDEX
OPA solution, or activated glutaraldehyde (Cidex, Metricide, etc.).
Follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer. |
| Grass
Silver
Nasopharyngeal Electrodes
can be cleaned with detergents, or disinfected with CIDEX OPA solution,
or activated glutaraldehyde (Cidex, Metricide, etc.). Follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturer. |
| Avoid
iodines, sodium hypochlorite, oxidating agents, peroxide, potassium
permanganate and phenol agents. |
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| Sterilization*
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| Note:
Sterilization efficacy is the user's responsibility. The following
methods are for reference only and Grass Technologies Product Group
of Astro-Med, Inc. does not guarantee that effective sterilization
will result. |
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| Steam
Sterilization |
| Note:
The sterilizer manufacturer's written instructions for cycle parameters
should be followed. Grass Nasopharyngeal electrodes can be steam sterilized
as follows: |
| Gravity
Displacement Cycles |
10
to 15 minutes at 270°F to 275°F (133°C to 135°C),
or 15 to 30 minutes at 250°F (121°C) |
| Prevacuum
Cycles |
3
to 4 minutes at 270°F to 275°F (133°C to 135°C) |
| Flash
Sterilization |
3 minutes at
270°F (133°C) for both gravity and prevacuum cycles
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| Note:
These are minimum exposure times which may be exceeded, if necessary. |
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| Ethylene
Oxide (EtO) Sterilization |
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Ethylene Oxide
(EtO) Sterilization Grass Nasopharyngeal electrodes can be ethylene
oxide (EtO) (gas) sterilized. Follow the sterilizer manufacturer's
instructions for details including: cycle time, temperature, device
packaging, and aeration time.
*
Recommendations from AAMI Standards and Recommended Practises. Volume
1: Sterilization
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