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Section 10: System Care
10.1 Daily Maintenance
Start-Up Procedures at the beginning of the day (Cavitron®Select™
SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler):
1. Open the manual shut-off valve on the dental office water
supply system.
2. Turn the System ON using the Power Control knob (see
illustrationinSection7).VerifythePowerIndicatorLight
is lighted.
3. Connect a freshly sterilized handpiece to its matching cable
connector. Set the Power Control knob to full power.
4. Set the Lavage Control on Handpiece to maximum.
5. Hold the Handpiece (without the Cavitron®Insert installed)
upright over a sink or drain. Activate the Foot Control and
flush the water line for at least 2 minutes.
6. Place a sterilized Cavitron®Insert into the Handpiece. Set
the Power and Lavage Control knobs to your preferred
operating position.
Start-Up Procedures at the beginning of the day (Cavitron®Select™
SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler with Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir System):
1. Carefully lock Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle into
Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Pump.
2.
Fill Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle with tap, distilled
water, or medicament. Replace Cavitron®Select™ Bottle cap.
3. Connect Cavitron®Select™ Scaler to Cavitron®Select™
Reservoir Pump and Bottle (see Section 6 for complete
instructions).
4. Turn the System ON using the Power Control knob (see
illustrationinSection7).VerifythePowerIndicatorLight
is lighted.
5. Connect a freshly sterilized handpiece to its matching cable
connector. Set the Power Control knob to full power.
6. Set the Lavage Control on the Handpiece to maximum.
7. Hold the Handpiece (without the Cavitron®Insert installed)
upright over a sink or drain. Activate the Foot Control and
flush the water line for at least 2 minutes.
8. Place a sterilized Cavitron®Insert into the Handpiece. Set
the Lavage Control on the Handpiece and Power control
knobs to your preferred operating position.
Between Patients (Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler):
1. Remove all ultrasonic inserts and handpiece used. Clean
and sterilize inserts and handpiece and clean and disinfect all
the surfaces of the cabinet, power cord, handpiece cable and
foot control and cable assembly as instructed in the Cavitron
Systems Infection Control Procedure booklet (#81158). To
maintain sterility of the Steri-Mate® handpiece, store it in
the steam sterilization pouch until needed.
2. Connect a freshly sterilized handpiece to its matching cable
connector. Hold the Handpiece over a sink or drain and
flush the water line of the unit as above at maximum water
flow for 30 seconds.
3. Place a freshly sterilized insert into the handpiece.
* NOTE: Water-based disinfection solutions are preferred. Some
alcohol-based disinfectant solutions may be harmful and may
discolor plastic materials.
Between Patients (Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler with
Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir System):
1. Follow steps 1–2 listed in Between Patients (Cavitron®
Select™ SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler).
2. With the power OFF, unscrew cap and fill Cavitron®Select™
Reservoir Bottle with tap, distilled water, or medicament.
3. Do not overfill Bottle with liquid into the neck of the Bottle.
Securely screw cap back on Bottle.
4. Place a freshly sterilized insert into the handpiece.
Shut-Down Procedures at the end of the day (Cavitron®Select™
SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler):
1. Turn the System OFF.
2. Remove all ultrasonic inserts and handpiece used. Clean
and sterilize inserts and handpiece and clean and disinfect all
the surfaces of the cabinet, power cord, handpiece cable and
foot control and cable assembly as instructed in the Cavitron
Systems Infection Control Procedure booklet (#81158). To
maintain sterility of the Steri-Mate® handpiece, store it in
the steam sterilization pouch until needed.
3. Close the manual shut-off valve on the dental water supply
system.
Shut-Down Procedures at the end of the day (Cavitron®Select™
SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler with Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir System):
1. Remove Cavitron®Insert from Handpiece.
2. Turn the System OFF.
3. Detach Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Scaler from Reservoir
Pump and Bottle.
4. Detach Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle from Pump
(see Section 6 for complete instructions).
5. Empty entire contents of Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle.
6. Replace empty Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle to Pump.
7. Carefully lock Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Bottle into
Cavitron®Select™ Reservoir Pump.
8. Connect Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Scaler to Cavitron®
Select™ Reservoir System (see Section 6 for complete
instructions).
9. Turn unit ON.
10. Hold the Handpiece (without the Cavitron®Insert installed)
upright over a sink or drain.
11. To air purge the water line, activate foot control to operate
the Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Scaler for at least 30 seconds.
(This will eliminate fluid to prevent it from settling in the
Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ System for extended periods of
time. This may also help decrease the chance of bio-film
formations in the Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ water lines.)
12. Follow steps 2–3 listed in Shut-Down Procedures at the end of
the day (Cavitron®Select™ SPS™ Ultrasonic Scaler).
It is recommended that you perform the following maintenance
procedures to help minimize bio-film formation in the lavage
path of your Cavitron Select SPS System which could affect the
lavage flow to the ultrasonic insert and scaling performance.