How to Clean Urological Equipment
Patients who have urinary tract problems usually get treatment by their physician, who will use specialized equipment such as resectoscopes and cystoscopies for his procedures. These types of equipment must be cleaned after each use with highly sterile methods to ensure patient safety.
Cleaning Directions
- Gather all the equipment and prepare it before you start the cleaning process. You need to gather the blunt obturator, sheath, surgical trays, scalpel, clamps and balloon catheters, resectoscopes and the cystoscopies, separating them and individually wrapping them in brown autoclave paper. After they are wrapped, make sure to fold over the edges and staple each individual piece.
- Prepare the autoclave by making sure that it is plugged in with all the right lights working and on. You will need to add one gallon of distilled water into the autoclave, but make sure that it the bottom pan does not overflow.
- Load the urological equipment into the autoclave starting with the smaller pieces placed to the back of the machine. The larger pieces of urological equipment should be placed to the front of the machine. Make sure that the pieces of equipment are not too close to the door or the walls.
- Close the door securely, making sure that it latches tightly by listening for the clicking sound. Now you are ready to start operation of the autoclave equipment. When you turn the machine on make sure that the ventilation hoods are operating right. Select the right cycle and the settings of pressure for the urological equipment, which should be dry. Then it is time to press the sterilization button in order to get the equipment cleaned.