Care and Maintenance of Instruments
Initial Cleaning: Before the first sterilization, clean and lubricate new instruments such as the Scissors Operate \u2013 16.5cm S\/S.<\/p>\n
After Use: Disinfect, clean, lubricate, and sterilize instruments as soon as possible after each use.<\/p>\n
Disinfection:<\/p>\n
Disinfect instruments using chemo-thermal, thermal, or by immersing them in a combined disinfecting and cleaning solution.
Delicate instruments can be cleaned using ultrasonic cleaning.
Rinsing: After cleaning, rinse the instruments thoroughly, preferably using demineralized water.<\/p>\n
Drying: Ensure that the instruments are thoroughly dried after rinsing.<\/p>\n
Lubrication: Apply a lubricating agent based on paraffin oil to instruments with joints, ratchets, or threads.<\/p>\n
Sterilization:<\/p>\n
Always follow the manufacturer\u2019s sterilization instructions.
Before sterilization, only close the first ratchet on instruments.
Autoclaving: Autoclave instruments using saturated water steam at a temperature of 134\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Hot-Air Sterilization: For hot-air sterilization, set the temperature between 180\u00b0C and 200\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Corrosion: Discard any corroded instruments immediately, as they may compromise surgical safety and performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Care and Maintenance of Instruments
Initial Cleaning: Before the first sterilization, clean and lubricate new instruments such as the Scissors Operate \u2013 16.5cm S\/S.<\/p>\n
After Use: Disinfect, clean, lubricate, and sterilize instruments as soon as possible after each use.<\/p>\n
Disinfection:<\/p>\n
Disinfect instruments using chemo-thermal, thermal, or by immersing them in a combined disinfecting and cleaning solution.
Delicate instruments can be cleaned using ultrasonic cleaning.
Rinsing: After cleaning, rinse the instruments thoroughly, preferably using demineralized water.<\/p>\n
Drying: Ensure that the instruments are thoroughly dried after rinsing.<\/p>\n
Lubrication: Apply a lubricating agent based on paraffin oil to instruments with joints, ratchets, or threads.<\/p>\n
Sterilization:<\/p>\n
Always follow the manufacturer\u2019s sterilization instructions.
Before sterilization, only close the first ratchet on instruments.
Autoclaving: Autoclave instruments using saturated water steam at a temperature of 134\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Hot-Air Sterilization: For hot-air sterilization, set the temperature between 180\u00b0C and 200\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Corrosion: Discard any corroded instruments immediately, as they may compromise surgical safety and performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82125,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40284],"product_tag":[24670],"class_list":["post-82098","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-steel-miscellaneous-other-disposable-consumables-items","product_tag-operating-scissors-straight-16-5cm-stainless-steel","desktop-align-center","tablet-align-center","mobile-align-center","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/82098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=82098"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=82098"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medqmedicalsuppliers.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=82098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}