Maintenance And Sterilization; Maintenance Of The Handpiece; Maintenance Of The Tips; Maintenance Of The Micro-Motor - Satelec Cocoon Hygienist Benutzerhandbuch

II - MAINTENANCE AND
STERILISATION
The following instructions for maintenance
and/or sterilization must be carried out before
first using the handpiece or its accessories.
Avoid using cleaning and disinfecting products
containing flammable materials. If used, ensure
that the product has evaporated and that there is
nothing flammable on the equipment and its
accessories before using them.
2. 1 MAINTENANCE OF THE SUPRASSON
HANDPIECE
See the instructions supplied with the handpiece

2. 2 MAINTENANCE OF THE TIPS

a) When are they no longer fit for use?
The shape and mass of the tips are the
characteristics that determine the best output
from the ultrasound generator.
Vigilance on the part of the user in regard to
these two characteristics will enable the
optimum performance of the equipment to be
maintained.
In consequence, you are strongly advised not to
alter the tips either by filing them down or by
bending them.
In the same way, over a period of time and normal
use changes occur to a tip.
Be careful to always replace a tip that has
suffered deterioration through use or damage (by
being dropped, etc.).
b) Sterilization of tips
Tips should be cleaned before being sterilized
with a cotton bud soaked in alcohol, by wipes or
by immersion in an ultrasound tank.
Sterilization of tips can be carried out by any
conventional heat process.
Requirements and sterilization cycles depending
on the equipment being used
Equipment: autoclave
Sterilisation by moist heat - instrument not
protected:
134°C at 2 bars (200 KPa) for 18 minutes.
During sterilization metal items of different
types must not touch each other. Any contact
will lead to the formation of electrolytic
couples causing localized deterioration. In
order to avoid this happening, place the objects
to be sterilized in a cloth or sterilizing bag.

2. 3 MAINTENANCE OF THE MICRO-MOTOR

See the instructions supplied with the micro-
motor.

2. 4 MAINTENANCE OF THE CONTRA-ANGLE

Refer to the manufacturer's instructions.
After lubricating the contra-angle, do not
immediately reconnect it to the motor. Stand it
upright on a paper towel (head uppermost) for an
hour to allow surplus lubricant to drain.
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