Needle Guide Bracket Kits; Storage And Transportation - Siemens ACUSON Antares Instructions For Use Manual

Needle Guide Bracket Kits

WARNING: If a needle guide becomes contaminated with tissue or fluids of a
patient known to have Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, then the needle guide should
be destroyed. Sterilization is not effective against Creutzfeld-Jacob
contamination.
Needle guide bracket kits are available for biopsy and puncture procedures
for specific transducers.

Storage and Transportation

Always clean and sterilize or high-level disinfect components used in a
needle puncture or biopsy procedure after each use.
Storing or Transporting the EC-1 Bracket Kit
Do not use the carrying case for storing the bracket assembly. If the
carrying case is used for storage, it may become a source of infection.
The bracket assembly must be stored and transported under the
following environmental conditions:
Ambient temperature: -10°C to 60°C
–
Relative humidity:
–
– Atmospheric pressure: 700 hPa to 1060 hPa
Between examinations, keep the bracket assembly in a sterile
environment.
When the biopsy adapter is transported to a different hospital or clinic or
is sent to your Siemens representative for repair, be sure to sterilize it
and keep it in the carrying case for transportation to prevent infection.
Storing or Transporting the CH4-1, C7F2/C5F1, SG-1, SG-2,
SG-3, SG-4, and SG-5 Bracket Kits
Refer to the in-box instructions for storage and transportation information.
Storing or Transporting the EC9-4 Disposable Endocavity
Needle Guide
Refer to the in-box instructions for storage and transportation information.
Storing or Transporting the EV9F4 Stainless Steel
Endocavity Needle Guide Kit
Refer to the in-box instructions for storage and transportation information.
[ 1 ] I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R
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[2] Instructions for Use
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