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Chapter 1 General Policy
EVIS EXERA GIF/CF/PCF TYPE 160 Series REPROCESSING MANUAL
Chapter 1 General Policy
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Instructions
• Chapters 1, “General Policy” through 4, “Cleaning and Disinfection
Equipment” describe recommended procedures and equipment for
cleaning and disinfecting or sterilizing this instrument.
• Thoroughly review the manuals of all equipment which will be used with
this instrument, and use the equipment as instructed.
• If you have any questions or comments about any information in this
manual, or if a problem that cannot be solved occurs while reprocessing,
contact Olympus.
• The medical literature reports incidents of patient cross contamination
resulting from improper cleaning, disinfection or sterilization. It is
strongly recommended that reprocessing personnel have a thorough
understanding of and follow all national and local hospital guidelines and
policies.
• A specific individual or individuals in the endoscopy unit should be
responsible for reprocessing endoscopic equipment. It is highly
desirable that a trained backup be available should the primary
reprocessing individual(s) be absent.
• All individuals responsible for reprocessing should thoroughly
understand:
occupational health and safety regulations
all national and local hospital guidelines and policies
the instructions in this manual
the mechanical aspects of endoscopic equipment
pertinent germicide labeling