B. Braun Aesculap Spine activ C Gebrauchsanweisung/Technische Beschreibung Seite 15

Sterilization for the US market
• Sterilization of the device may be accomplished by
steam.
• Aesculap does not recommend the device be ster-
ilized by "Flash" or chemical sterilization.
• Surgical instruments may also be placed within an
Aesculap rigid sterilization container (sterile con-
tainer) for processing under generally accepted
hospital in-use conditions.
The recommended sterilization parameters are as fol-
lows:
Sterilization
Temp.
method
Pre-vacuum 270—
275 °F
WARNING for the US market
If this device is/was used in a patient with, or sus-
pected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD),
the device cannot be reused and must be destroyed
due to the inability to reprocess or sterilize to elim-
inate the risk of cross-contamination!
Storage
Store processed products in germ-proof packaging
in a dust-protected, dry, dark and temperature-
controlled room.
Minimum exposure time
In a sterile
Wrapped container
system
4 min 4 min
Technical Service
For service, maintenance and repairs, please contact
your national B. Braun/Aesculap agency.
Modifications carried out on medical technical equip-
ment may result in loss of guarantee/warranty rights
and forfeiture of applicable licenses.
Service addresses
Aesculap Technischer Service
Am Aesculap-Platz
78532 Tuttlingen / Germany
Phone: +49 7461 95-2700
Fax: +49 7461 16-2887
E-mail: ats@aesculap.de
Or in the US:
Aesculap Implant Systems Inc.
Attn. Aesculap Technical Services
615 Lambert Pointe Drive
Hazelwood, MO 63042
Aesculap Repair Hotline
Phone: +1 800 214-3392
Fax: +1 314 895-4420
Other service addresses can be obtained from the
address indicated above.
Distributor in the US/Contact in Canada for
product information and complaints
Aesculap Implant Systems Inc.
3773 Corporate Parkway
Center Valley, PA 18034
USA
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