Operating Procedures

AS 4187 gives general information about cleaning reusable equipment used in health care facilities.

Soniclean can only guarantee cleaning performance when approved detergents are used: Soniclean Sonic 1 or Soniclean Ultrasonic Detergent. Detergents used in your ultrasonic cleaner must be at a concentration and non-toxicity that is at least equivalent to Soniclean’s recommendations. The detergents should be suitable for operating temperatures within 20°C to 35°C since the liquid’s temperature can exceed 40°C in small tanks. It should not react with human tissues or blood coagulation.

The ultrasonic bath should be operated for not less than 3 minutes to degas the cleaning liquid, without any instrument basket. You will hear a constant even sizzling sound when degassing process is completed. After completion, proceed to validation with aluminium foil or Ultrasonic Performance Meter (UPM) test. Cleaning follows.

After the cleaning time of 5-10 minutes, remove and rinse the instrument basket in clean water not less than 50°C ensuring the lumens of cannulated equipment are thoroughly flushed.

Detergents not recommended and tested by Soniclean may compromise cleaning performance, result in substantially higher operating sound levels and reduce longevity of the ultrasonic bath.

At the end of a day’s work, flushing type ultrasonic cleaners should be operated for a complete cycle with fresh water and detergent. They should then emptied and left dry until required for subsequent use.