Chapter 3 Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization Procedures
45
EVIS LUCERA JF/TJF TYPE 260V REPROCESSING MANUAL
Soaking the endoscope and all reprocessing equipment in
detergent solution
1.
Using a lint-free cloth, wipe all debris from the endoscope’s external
surfaces while the endoscope is immersed in the detergent solution.
2.
Cover the basin with a tight fitting lid to minimize the diffusion of detergent
vapors.
3.
Soak the endoscope and all reprocessing equipment for the amount of time
and at the temperature and concentration recommended by the detergent
manufacturer.
4.
Remove the endoscope and all reprocessing equipment from the detergent
solution.
5.
Inspect all reprocessing equipment. If debris remains on any of the
equipment, ultrasonically clean it at 33 – 48 kHz for 5 minutes.
6.
Place the endoscope and all reprocessing equipment in clean water and
gently agitate them to thoroughly rinse.
Removing detergent solution from all channels
1.
Attach the channel plug and the injection tube to the endoscope. Place the
suction port of the injection tube in clean water. Attach the channel plug’s
biopsy valve cap to the instrument channel port (see Figure 3.33).
2.
Attach the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe to the suction channel port of the injection
tube and inject 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of clean water into the suction channel (see
Figure 3.33).
3.
Attach the 30 cm
3
(30 ml) syringe to the air/water channel port of the
injection tube and inject 90 cm
3
(90 ml) of clean water into the air/water
channel (see Figure 3.30).
4.
Connect the washing tube to the elevator channel plug (see Figure 3.31).
5.
Attach the 5 cm
3
(5 ml) syringe to the washing tube and flush the elevator
wire channel with 5 cm
3
(5 ml) of clean water (see Figure 3.32).
6.
Remove the endoscope, together with all equipment, from the water.
7.
Cover the distal end and control section of the endoscope with a clean
lint-free cloth.
