Anesthesia equipment |
For high-level disinfection/ sterilization of heat sensitive medical equipment for which alternative methods of sterilization are not suitable |
Lensed instruments such as flexible and/or rigid endoscopes |
Most stainless steel instruments |
Plastic |
Plated metals |
Respiratory therapy equipment |
Rubber |
Disinfection object | Method | Usage | |
Medical devices disinfection | Manual wash | Soak for an hour | |
Medical devices sterilization | Manual wash | Soak for 10 hours | |
Endoscopy disinfection | Gastroscope, enteroscope, duodenoscope | Automatic endoscope cleaning and disinfection machine/Manual | Soak for more than 10 mins |
Bronchoscope | Soak for more than 20 mins | ||
Endoscopy of patients with specific infection such as mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria | Soak for more than 45 mins | ||
Endoscopy sterilization | Soak for 10 hours |