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After Use
If the drip sensor is dirty, wipe it with a gauze soaked in cold or lukewarm water. In the following cases, disassemble and
clean the drip sensor.
The outer case does not slide smoothly.
The drip sensor is very dirty.
* Do not use ethanol to disinfect the drip sensor.
<Procedure>
1) Disassembling
1. Put a piece of gauze around the flathead screwdriver where the flathead
screwdriver contacts to prevent scratching.
2. Insert the flathead screwdriver to the case and lightly raise it so that the case is
released from the rib.
3. Keeping the case raised, slide and remove the outer case.
2) Cleaning/Drying
1. Wipe it with damp (not wet) gauze or cotton swab.
2. Dry the drip sensor completely.
3) Reassembling
1. Align the spring to the rib inside of the outer case.
2. Slide the drip sensor to the direction indicated as 2 until the stopper fits to the
outer case rib.
Flathead
screwdriver
Gauze
Outer case
Outer case rib
The outer case is caught
by this rib. Pull up the
outer case apart from it.
Rib
Outer case
rib
Stopper
Top view
1 Align the spring
2 Slide to this direction
Cautions
• Before cleaning, disconnect the plug of the drip sensor from the
connector of the infusion pump.
• Do not soak the drip sensor in water. Do not wash the plug of the
drip sensor with water.
• Do not expose the plug of the drip sensor to liquid. If it is wet, dry
it completely before use.
• If the outer case of the drip sensor does not slide smoothly or is
very dirty, remove the outer case from the drip sensor and clean it.
Cleaning the Drip Sensor