7" D Ring

Resposable Foam Positioner Cleaning Instructions:

This information is to serve as guidance only. It is necessary to maintain all national regulations, standards and healthcare facility protocols regarding the reprocessing of surgical instruments and/or devices. No claims are made as to specific cleaning, disinfecting, or sterilizing equipment settings or parameters.

NOTES:

• If a positioner was used on/in a patient with or suspected to be infected with Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD), the positioner cannot be reused and must be destroyed due to the inability to reprocess or sterilize to eliminate the risk of patient/caregiver contamination.
• It is important to clean and reprocess all instruments/devices immediately after use to prevent the build up of biohazard material.
• All positioning products must be thoroughly dry before putting away.

Mechanical Disinfecting:

• Follow all manufacturers' instructions regarding mixing concentrations, effective temperatures and exposure times for all cleaning/disinfecting solutions used.
• Avoid the hardening of biological residues caused by alcohols and aldehydes.
• Use only virucidal/fungicidal/bactericidal disinfecting agents.
• Rinse the positioner thoroughly with running water after chemical disinfection. Refer to the chemical manufacturer's instructions for proper rinsing procedures.
  • Positioners can be cleaned with low grade anti microbial cleaners.
  • 10:1 dilution or Hospital protocol reduction can be used.
  • Positioners can be cleaned with Alcohol based solutions.
  • Anti bacterial wipes such as Chlorox wipes may be used.
  • Make sure cleaning agents do not contain skin irritants

Post Cleaning Care: Inspect each positioner to ensure the item is clean, not damaged, functioning properly and does not have any torn areas