Point Of Use (Pre-Cleaning); Containment And Transportation - Hitachi EUP-O53T Instruction Manual

The flowchart of the reprocessing process of this probe is as follows.
Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation

4.1 Point of use (Pre-cleaning)

Pre-cleaning should be done immediately after each
use. The procedure is as follows:
1) Remove the protective cover.
2) Clean the probe of all patient's blood or fluid with running tap
water until the surface of the probe looks visually clean.
3) Wipe the whole surface of the probe with gauze pad and remove
superficial visible impurities.

4.2 Containment and transportation

Putting the contaminated equipment into exclusive shock and damage
proof container for transportation is recommended. It is recommended
that instruments are reprocessed as soon as possible and not later
than 4 hours after usage.
Manual cleaning and
disinfection
Manual Cleaning
Rinsing after manual
cleaning
Manual Disinfection
Rinsing after manual
disinfection
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Drying
Packing
Sterilization
Point of use
(Pre-cleaning)
Containment and
transportation
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