PROBE LAB INDIA

TEE PROBE DISINFECTION

TIPS FOR TEE PROBE DISINFECTION

• Transesophageal Echocardiogram(TEE) probes are expensive and delicate.It must be carefully maintained and high level disinfected to prevent the transmission of disease or infection to a patient.
• Need to protect patients from possibly dangerous electrical currents.
• To destroy microorganisms on items that have come in contact with skin.
• For TEE probes,high level disinfection is achieved by soaking in cidex OPA.
• The long insertion tube can be unwidely to disinfect because of its length.
• Even a small tap to the distal tip can damage the probe.
• We should take extra caution when handling the probe-whether its rinsing,transporting or sorting.

A-GENERAL PROCEDURES

1.TEE PROBE COVERS

• A probe cover or sheath is required every time a probe is used in an application.
• It prevents cross contamination
• It reduces the need of sterilization after each use.

TEE PROBE COVER

                               

2.SOAKING

During a manual disinfection process,soak the probe for some time.

Over-soaking the probe can be corrosive.

Curved tubes make easy to insert and remove tubes.

TEE PROBE SOAKING STATION

3.RINSING

• Be sure to rinse properly.
• Some disinfectants are more difficult to rinse off the probe.

RINSING TEE PROBE

4.AUTOMATED DISINFECTION

• Most of the automated TEE probe disinfector is designed to provide high level disinfection of TEE probe.
• Complete with in five minutes.
• Five individual rinse cycles after disinfection cycle is complete.
• Automated the soak and rinsing and provides a fully automated disinfection log.

AUTOMATED DISINFECTION

B-PRE CLEANING

• Automate or reprocessing probes,it must pre-clean your devices properly.
• First pre-clean at bedside and then clean using an enzymatic detergent.

PRE-CLEANING

C-ELECTRICAL LEAK TEST

• A damage probe can lead to chemical burning due to improperly rinsed disinfectant or an electrical shock to the patient.

TEE PROBE ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE TEST

                             

D-STORAGE CABINETS

• The storage rack provides protection for the transducer probes and transducer connector not in use.
• It protects the electrical connector within the transducer connector from contamination and damage.
• It also provides a safe storage capacity for the transducer probe and reduced stress on the electrical cable between the transducer connector.

TEE STORAGE CABINET

TIP GUARDS

• The TEE tips guards protect transducers from damage during storage and transportation between patients.

TEE TIP GUARDS