Medical Device Cleaning: 17-4PH Stainless Steel
Q. A great deal or our instruments are manufactured from 17-4PH Stainless Steel. Our cleaning technician claims this material is corroding. I read the rinsing information recomending using a lower temperature for the 1% Alconox mixture. Is this a common issue with 17-4PH and are we using the wrong cleaning product or missing something?
Manual Amikacin Sulphate Residue Removal
Q. Which Alconox cleaners can manually remove Amikacin Sulphate? A. Amikacin Sulphate is soluble to 1.85X10E5 mg/L, contains amine functional groups and glycoside linkages therefore it is best cleaned by acid. Citranox would be the first choice for this pharmaceutical cleaning.
Removing Rust in a Solution Containment Filter
Q. We are finding rust particles in our solution containment filter. There is a steel component in the tank that we oil after flushing part with water
A. It sounds like you need to do a final rinse with deionized or distilled water . . .
Non Corrosive Hospital Detergents for Aluminum Trays
The Problem: Aluminum trays used in washer/sterilizers can be attacked by corrosive hospital detergents used in the wash cycle.
The Solution: Use neutral pH non-corrosive Luminox hospital detergent . . .
Removing Resin from Chrome Plated Micro Bumps
A client needed an electronic cleaning solvent that would eliminate resin from between micro bumps. That solution is Detergent 8.