
Maintenance
5Maintenance
5.1Inspection
Itisrecommendedtocheckmattresses(aircellsandcover)
forstrike-through(thismayincludeuidingress,stains,rips
ordamage)afterthereleaseofeachpatientoraftereach
periodofusebyasuitablyqualiedandcompetentperson.
Checkmattresses
1.Unzipthecovercompletely.
2.Checkforanystainingonthewhiteundersideofthe
cover.
3.Checkforanystainingontheinternalelements.
4.Replaceanystaineditemsanddisposeofasperlocal
authorityprocedure.
5.2CleaningandDisinfection
5.2.1GeneralSafetyInformation
CAUTION!
RiskofContamination
–Takeprecautionsforyourselfanduse
appropriateprotectiveequipment.
IMPORTANT!
Wronguidsormethodscanharmordamage
theproduct.
–Allcleaningagentsanddisinfectantsusedmust
beeffective,compatiblewithoneanotherand
mustprotectthematerialstheyareusedto
clean.
–Neverusecorrosiveuids(alkalines,acidetc.)
orabrasivecleaningagents.Werecommend
anordinaryhouseholdcleaningagentsuchas
dishwashingliquid,ifnotspeciedotherwisein
thecleaninginstructions.
–Neveruseasolvent(cellulosethinner,acetone
etc.)thatchangesthestructureoftheplastic
ordissolvestheattachedlabels.
–Alwaysmakesurethattheproductiscompletely
driedbeforetakingitintouseagain.
Forcleaninganddisinfectioninclinicalorlong-term
careenvironments,followyourin-houseprocedures.
5.2.2CleaningIntervals
IMPORTANT!
Regularcleaninganddisinfectionenhances
smoothoperation,increasestheservicelifeand
preventscontamination.
Cleananddisinfecttheproduct
–regularlywhileitisinuse,
–beforeandafteranyserviceprocedure,
–whenithasbeenincontactwithanybody
uids,
–beforeusingitforanewuser.
IMPORTANT!
–Keepacleaningrecordaspartofcleaningthe
system.
5.2.3CleaningInstructions
IMPORTANT!
–Theproductdoesnottoleratecleaningin
automaticwashingplants,withhigh-pressure
cleaningequipmentorsteam.
Acleaningrecordshouldbekeptaspartofcleaning
thesystem.
Cleaningcovers
(Removalofcontaminantssuchasdustandorganicmatter)
1.Removeallcoversforlaundering.
2.Laundercoverswithmaximumtemperatureasstated
onproductlabel,usingadiluteddetergentsolution
(Instructionsonlabel).
IMPORTANT!
Washingathighertemperatureswillcause
shrinkage.
Dryingcovers
1.Hangcoversfromalineorbaranddripdryinaclean
indoorenvironmentortumbledryonalowheatsetting.
IMPORTANT!
–Tumbledrysettingmustnotexceed40°C.
–Donottumbledryforlongerthan10minutes.
–Drythoroughlybeforeuse.
5.2.4DisinfectionInstructions
IMPORTANT!
–Onlyusedisinfectantsandmethodsapproved
byyourlocalinfectioncontrolinstitutionand
followyourlocalinfectioncontrolpolicy.
–Followyourlocaldecontaminationprotocols.
Disinfectingcovers
(Reducingthenumberofmicroorganisms)
IMPORTANT!
Failureindisinfectionprocessmayresultinthe
accumulationofreagentthatcoulddamagethe
polyurethanecoating,reactwiththebedframe,
ornegatethebiocompatibilityresults.
–Ensurethatallcleaningagents,and
disinfectants,arethoroughlyrinsedoff.
–Drythoroughlybeforeuse.
1.Wipedownthecoverwithasuitabledetergent.
2.Rinsethecoverthoroughlywithcleanwaterusinga
singleusenonabrasivecloth.
3.Drythecoverthoroughly.
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