Auvs UV Box KR615 Instruction Manual

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The!UV!Decontamination!Box!(KR615)!is!designed!to!decontaminate!non;critical!items,!and!
protect!staff,!visitors!and!patients!from!cross!contamination!with!MRSA!and!C;Diff.!
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Operation:!Plug!unit!into!110volt!standard!outlet,!turn!power!switch!on,!green!light!
illuminates,!turn!knob!and!open!door,!place!item!to!be!decontaminated!in!box,!close!and!turn!
back!the!knob!lock!door,!press!red!button!(lights!up!during!55!second!cycle).!When!red!light!
goes!off!decontamination!is!done.!You!might!notice!a!slight!Ozone!smell!when!the!cycle!is!
complete.!
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Decontamination.cycle:!55!seconds,!tested!to!kill!over!99.99%!of!MRSA!and!C;Diff!spores.
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Can.I.put.anything.in.the.box?!Yes,!will!not!harm!electronics.!Devices!from!smart!phones,!to!
iPad!tablets,!Glucose!monitors,!cables!and!lead!wires,!Stethoscopes,!BP!Cuffs,!temperature!
probes,!personal!items,!etc.!
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Limitations?!No,!you!cant!lay!things!over!each!other!in!the!box.!If!the!UV!light!can’t!hit!it,!can’t!
decontaminate!it.!
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How.do.I.know.the.box.is.working?!On!the!front!of!the!box!is!a!plastic!bubble!that!will!turn!
blue!when!the!UV!lights!are!on.!
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Will.it.work.with.one.of.the.two.UV.lights.burned.out?!No!the!lights!are!wired!in!series!so!if!one!
light!burns!out!the!other!wont!come!on!either!
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Can.I.test.the.box?!Yes,!there!are!yellow!UV!tabs!that!turn!green!when!placed!in!the!box!and!a!
cycle!is!run.!
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Any.maintenance?!Lights!should!last!16,000!hours!or!about!1,000,000!disinfection!cycles,!
that’s!about!25!years!with!heavy!use.!If!the!chamber!is!very!dirty,!inside!reflectors!in!the!box!
can!be!cleaned!using!a!mixture!of!alcohol!and!water!(1:1).!Residues!of!alcohol!based!cleaning!
products!are!easily!wiped!away!with!a!water;soaked!cotton!cloth.!
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Cleaning.the.outside.of.the.box?!Its!aluminum,!similar!construction!to!any!medical!carts,!
whatever!you!use!to!clean!them!is!fine.!
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Safety?!UV!light!does!not!come!in!contact!with!staff!or!patients,!completely!enclosed!
decontamination!chamber.!If!you!open!the!box!before!the!cycle!is!over!the!lights!turn!off.!
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!PVC.or.Latex?!Some!plastic!used!for!door!lock!and!hinges.!
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Mounting.options?!!The!UV!Box!can!be!wall!mounted,!desktop!or!mounted!to!a!cart.!A!battery!
portable!option!is!available.!
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What.other.testing?.The!UV!–Box!is!UL!listed!and!has!also!been!comparatively!tested!with!
other!phone!and!iPad!disinfection!systems!by!ECRI.!
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If.the.UV.Box.breaks.what.do,.I.do?!Call!716;525;2127,!we!will!send!a!new!box!to!you.!Pack!the!
damaged!unit!up!using!the!box!we!shipped!the!replacement!in!and!ship!it!back!to!the!factory.!
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Does.the.box.clean.devices?.The!box!does!not!clean,!it!sanitizes!which!means!it!kills!99.99%!of!
MRSA!and!C;Diff!spores.!For!example!if!you!had!1,000,000!of!the!bugs!on!the!surface!of!a!
device,!999,000!would!be!dead!after!a!55!second!cycle!in!the!UV;Box.!
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Should.I.wipe.down.the.device.before.placing.it.in.the.box?.Yes,!wipe!down!the!device!per!the!
facilities!before!sanitizing!it.!Microfiber!is!a!good!option.!
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Does.UV.hurt.my.electronics?..No,!UV!does!not,!all!electronics!are!shielded!from!UV!now.!
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What.does.UV.do.to.the.plastics.of.devices?!First!if!we!consider!the!objective!here!to!
kill/sterilize!surfaces!of!devices,!most!being!electronic,!usually!installed!in!a!plastic!housing!and!
C;Diff!being!our!biggest!challenge.!!
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The!concern!is!that!UV!degrades!polymers,!this!is!true!but!keep!in!mind!that!most!
plastics!especially!those!found!in!phones,!tablets,!and!medical!devices!have!
UV!stabilizers!mixed!into!the!ingredients!before!they!are!injection!molded!so!the!effect!is!
usually!just!yellowing!over!time.!
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The!other!item!to!keep!in!mind!is!that!the!lifespan!of!almost!all!products!placed!in!the!UV;Box!
is!typically!far!shorter!and!will!be!replaced!due!to!upgrades!well!before!any!change!to!the!
plastic!is!noticed,!
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Devices!are!already!exposed!to!UV!with!the!UV!robot!used!for!disinfection!so!that!effect!has!
already!been!taken!into!account.!
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What is the size of the box? 20" wide x 10" deep x10" tall and weighs about 10 lbs.

Finally!look!at!the!alternative.!To!kill!C;Diff!spores,!which!is!the!ultimate!objective!of!this!
program,!you!have!to!use!bleach,!sodium!hypochlorite.!I!would!contend!this!is!far!more!
damaging!to!devices!than!UV!would!be.!Long!term!exposure!to!bleach!can!damage!many!
different!plastics,!it!a!strong!oxidizing!agent.!In!addition!of!a!spray!is!used!rather!than!a!bleach!
wipe!this!is!contrary!to!the!public!health!notice!of!October!31,2007!from!the!FDA,!CDC,!EPA!
and!OSHA!avoiding!hazards!with!using!cleaners!and!disinfectants!on!electronic!medical!
equipment.!
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How.expensive.is.the.UVKBox.compared.to.other.options?..According!to!ECRI’s!study!the!UV!
box!is!½!the!cost!of!the!next!lowest!cost!UV!sanitizing!device!over!a!10!year!period.!!
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This!FDA,!CDC,!EPA!and!OSHA!notification!limits!hospitals!to!bleach!or!disinfectant!wipes!
which!cost!hospitals!on!average!$0.40!per!sheet.!The!UV;Box!will!last!without!changing!lights!
1,000,000!disinfection!cycles,!that!same!number!of!disinfections!with!wipes!would!cost!
$400,000!and!fill!a!landfill.!
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If.I.have.my.cover.on.my.phone.or.iPad.will.it.be.disinfected?.If!the!UV!light!does!not!hit!the!
surface!it!will!not!disinfect.!
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Power!is!on!light,!turns!green!
Sanitizing!cycle!on!light,!turns!red!
Lock!UV;Box!door!turn!dial!to!start!cycle!
Bubble!turns!blue!when!the!UV!lights!are!on!

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UV!lamps!top!and!bottom!of!the!UV;Box!
Quartz!rods!where!you!place!the!
device!on!top!
Reflective!interior!