Does anyone have ultrasonic cleaner instructions or an SOP?

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:24:04 GMT

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jenni99, Alice Weaver, Eve Burns and Selena Carnell

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

Selena Carnell — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:50:51 GMT

great than you i will look in to this

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

Alice Weaver — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:33:52 GMT

I googled this quickly and you can purchase proprietary test strips for ultrasonic cleaners, although they seem quite expensive! Might be a good way to test the different methods being used in practice to see which works best?

https://ultrawave.co.uk/product/stf-load-check-indicator-strips-pack-of-100/

Also, it seems I didn’t imagine the’foil test’ that I mentioned before! There are lots of websites and YouTube videos about this and how to run one to check the efficiency of your equipment.

https://youtu.be/7SGIcG1QJAA?si=kLokTaVBaqACpmGx

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

Alice Weaver — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:26:00 GMT

I agree with Jenni. We don’t have an ultrasonic cleaner in the practice I work in currently. But I understand you can use them with just purified water, or with purified water + an enzymatic cleaner. If you are using an enzymatic cleaning solution it will likely tell you the optimum cleaning temperature in the data sheet or on the back of the container. We use Safe4 in practice, and their enzymatic cleaner specifically states to use at 40 degrees C for optimum results. The enzymatic cleaner you use will also have a contact time - again, for Safe4 this is 10 minutes.

if you are using without an enzymatic cleaner you would probably need to check the instructions for the specific model of ultrasonic cleaner you have?

It’s also my understanding that ideally you should be checking the effectiveness of the equipment every once in a while by running the equipment at the setting you usually use without the lid on and with a folded piece of tin foil held in the solution. You should see a specific pattern of tiny puncture marks or pockets on the foil which shows the ultrasonic waves are working efficiently. I don’t know if this is old school or just something really nerdy that only I would do!

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

jenni99 — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:58:34 GMT

Check on your chemicals for their optimum temperature

Less than 45 degrees and 15 minutes (BSAVA textbook, 2020 p771 )

RE: Ultrasonic cleaner instructions

Eve Burns — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:23:49 GMT

I have used one in a few practices. Most prefer to heat to about 40 degrees, and usually for somewhere between 4 and 6 minutes. In the practices I have worked and locumed in there has been a fair bit of variation about the exact temperature and timings, but its usually around that ball park. Hope this helps