Thursday 24 November 2016

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

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