mouth during scanning. Therefore, the tip must be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized before and after each patient contact in order to prevent cross- contamination in your operation.
Warning
Concerning hand hygiene and personnel safety when performing cleaning and
disinfection/sterilization, you must wear clean surgical gloves and goggles before you start.
Cleaning the scanner tip is an essential step before effective disinfection or sterilization.
When inserting the scanner tip into the disinfectant solution, be sure to follow the
instructions on the disinfectant label and limit the time and depth that the tip is soaked within the minimum time recommended.
The scanner tip can be sterilized under high temperature up to 100 times and must be
disposed of afterwards. For more information on disposal, see Disposal on chapter 1.
High-level disinfection and steam sterilization must NOT be combined.
Apply only either of these methods to ensure the safe and effective reprocessing of the
scanner tip, and thus to prevent damage of reusable tip. Two effective and approved methods of cleaning and disinfection/ sterilization are recommended and described as below. Either should be used to reprocess the scanner tip between each patient contact:
Cleaning and High-level Disinfection Follow the steps below to perform cleaning and high-level disinfection: (1) Disconnect the power of the Scanner (see Disconnecting the scanner on chapter 4). (2) Hold the scanner tip firmly with your thumb and forefinger on both sides, and then gently slide the tip off from the scanner body. Caution Do not place your finger(s) on the mirror of the tip when detaching as this may result in damage to the mirror. (3) Pay particular attention to inspect the mirror of the tip to ensure that the mirror is not cracked or broken and there is no scratch on it. Caution If the mirror of the tip has cracks or scratches, stop the cleaning process and contact your
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