Cleaning of suction tubing

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Mairead Deasy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:34:24 GMT

Many thanks, Ill contact them and see how I get on.

Thanks for all the info.

Mairead

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Nick Shackleton — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:21:01 GMT

We get (oops mean got need to remember to talk in pasted tents) ours from direct medical

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Nicola Smith — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:31:18 GMT

The tubing we got was from Vet Instrumentation and I think it was fairly cheap, price per m but was supplied non sterile for us to autoclave. Not sure where you can get disposable stuff thats already sterile. I know you can as we had 1 lot come with our machine when we bought it with a disposable tip too.

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Mairead Deasy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:30:35 GMT

Many thanks for the replies and the advice.

Diposable would be fab- not sure if my vets would go for it unless I persuade them with cost. Any idea where I can get disposable tubing from?? I work in a practice in Ireland and have had trouble sourcing even normal suction tubing here. If anyone knows of a UK supplier that I could contact I would be very grateful !

Thanks a mill

Mairead

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:19:14 GMT

some of never got a choice

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

sisterscope1 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:15:46 GMT

It should be disposable and can be purchased relatively cheaply. You've identified the problems with cleaning it; if you can't clean it, you can't sterilise it. Sterilisation of long length tubing is problematic, even with dynamic air removal autoclave cycles. I have to say, I'd refuse to even try.

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Sal the 1st — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:08:04 GMT

soln of biological washing powder in a bucket and leave soaking overnight - removes everything except pevidine stains. hosepipe attachment on the end of a tap and blast it through/ rinse well and then treat as normal prior to sterilising

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Nick Shackleton — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:01:29 GMT

we use fresh tubing each and every time!

Re: Cleaning of suction tubing

Nicola Smith — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:54:03 GMT

I find making up a disinfectant solution and sucking it all up really helps to loosen the gunk!