Hypochlorous Acid Generator for Medical Device Cleaning

Medical device cleaning and disinfection is a key link in medical infection prevention and control, especially for reusable medical devices. The effect of their cleaning and disinfection is directly related to the safety of patient diagnosis and treatment. Traditional medical device cleaning mostly uses chlorine-containing disinfectants and aldehyde disinfectants, which have problems such as incomplete cleaning, residue, corrosion to precision instruments, and long disinfection time. Moreover, they are difficult to adapt to the cleaning needs of medical devices with complex structures and precise materials such as flexible endoscopes and minimally invasive surgical instruments.

With the continuous development of medical technology, the refinement of medical devices is getting higher and higher, and the requirements for cleaning and disinfection are becoming increasingly strict. The hypochlorous acid generator for medical device cleaning, with its advantages of high efficiency, non-corrosion, no residue and strong adaptability, has become the core equipment of the central sterile supply department in medical institutions, providing professional, safe and efficient cleaning and disinfection solutions for various medical devices.

Why Use Hypochlorous Acid in the Field of Medical Device Cleaning

The core requirements for medical device cleaning and disinfection are "thoroughness, safety, no damage and no residue". The advantages of the chemical properties of hypochlorous acid make it an ideal choice for medical device cleaning, as follows:

1. Integrated cleaning and disinfection for more thorough effect: Hypochlorous acid not only has strong bactericidal ability, but also can effectively decompose organic matter such as blood, body fluids and tissue debris on the surface of medical devices, realizing the integration of "cleaning + disinfection". It solves the problem that traditional disinfectants can only disinfect but cannot effectively remove organic matter, ensuring thorough cleaning and disinfection of medical devices and avoiding the infection risk caused by organic residue.

2. Non-corrosive, suitable for various precision medical devices: There are many types of medical devices, including flexible endoscopes, minimally invasive surgical instruments, orthopedic instruments, etc., with materials covering stainless steel, ceramics, resin, rubber, etc. Traditional disinfectants are highly corrosive, and long-term use will damage the device structure, reduce device precision, and even lead to device scrapping. Hypochlorous acid is non-corrosive and causes no damage to various medical device materials. It can be used for cleaning and disinfection of medical devices with complex structures and high precision, especially suitable for devices that cannot withstand high temperature and are easy to be corroded such as flexible endoscopes.

3. High-efficiency sterilization, shortening cleaning and disinfection time: Hypochlorous acid has a fast bactericidal speed, which can achieve a sterilization rate of more than 99.99% within 5 minutes. Compared with traditional aldehyde disinfectants (which take more than 20 minutes), it greatly shortens the cleaning and disinfection time of medical devices, improves the turnover efficiency of medical devices, and alleviates the pressure of medical device shortage in medical institutions.

4.No residue, ensuring the safety of diagnosis and treatment: If there is disinfectant residue after medical device cleaning and disinfection, it may irritate the patient's skin and mucous membranes during use, and even cause allergies, infections and other problems. Hypochlorous acid can be quickly decomposed into water and oxygen without any toxic residue. Medical devices after cleaning and disinfection do not need additional rinsing and can be directly packaged and sterilized, ensuring the safety of diagnosis and treatment and complying with the Technical Operation Specification for Cleaning and Disinfection of Medical Devices.

5. Anti-drug resistance, safer for long-term use: Long-term use of traditional disinfectants is likely to lead to drug resistance of microorganisms and reduce disinfection effect. Hypochlorous acid destroys the microbial structure through oxidation, will not induce microbial drug resistance, and can maintain high-efficiency bactericidal effect for long-term use, suitable for the long-term and high-frequency medical device cleaning and disinfection needs of medical institutions.

Product Parameters

Advantages of Hypochlorous Acid Generator

The hypochlorous acid generator for medical device cleaning is specially designed for the central sterile supply department of medical institutions. Aiming at the particularity of medical device cleaning and disinfection, it has core advantages such as strong adaptability, high efficiency, low cost and convenient operation.

• Adopting PLC control system, modular configuration, industrial-grade quality; high integration.

  

• Adjustable concentration to adapt to different medical device cleaning needs: The concentration of hypochlorous acid can be accurately adjusted according to the type and pollution degree of medical devices. Low concentration (50-150mg/L) is used for cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes and precision instruments, and high concentration (150-800mg/L) is used for orthopedic instruments and seriously polluted instruments. One device can meet the cleaning and disinfection needs of various medical devices.

• Integrated 4G module for remote control on mobile phone and computer; can be linked with cleaning equipment to realize automatic operation: The equipment can be linked with automatic flexible endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine, ultrasonic cleaning machine, high-pressure cleaning machine and other equipment to directly provide hypochlorous acid disinfectant for cleaning equipment, realize automation and standardization of medical device cleaning and disinfection, reduce manual operation, improve the efficiency and consistency of cleaning and disinfection, and avoid incomplete disinfection caused by manual operation.

  

• The product has medical qualification and has passed the electromagnetic compatibility test.

  

• On-site generation to ensure the freshness of disinfectant: The equipment electrolyzes and generates hypochlorous acid disinfectant on site without storing finished disinfectant, avoiding the potency attenuation and pollution during the transportation and storage of finished disinfectant, ensuring that each batch of medical devices can be cleaned and disinfected with fresh and efficient disinfectant, and improving the disinfection effect.

• Strong stability, capable of long-term continuous operation: The equipment adopts high-quality electrolyzer and control system, with stable operation, which can realize 24-hour continuous operation to meet the high-frequency and large-quantity medical device cleaning and disinfection needs of the central sterile supply department of medical institutions; at the same time, it is equipped with concentration monitoring and other functions, no special person on duty is needed, and the labor cost is reduced.

• Controllable cost with high long-term cost performance: The production cost per liter of hypochlorous acid disinfectant is much lower than the cost of purchasing finished medical device cleaning disinfectant; the equipment has a long service life and simple maintenance, which can greatly reduce the cleaning and disinfection cost of medical institutions for long-term use.

Application of Hypochlorous Acid Generator in the Field of Medical Device Cleaning

The hypochlorous acid generator for medical device cleaning is widely used in various hospitals, clinics, central sterile supply departments and other institutions, covering the cleaning and disinfection of various reusable medical devices, including flexible endoscopes, rigid endoscopes, minimally invasive surgical instruments, orthopedic instruments, obstetrics and gynecology instruments, stomatological instruments, etc., fully meeting the professional needs of medical device cleaning and disinfection:

1. Flexible endoscope cleaning and disinfection: Used for cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes such as fiberoptic bronchoscopes, gastroscopes, and colonoscopes. It is non-corrosive, can effectively remove organic matter and pathogenic bacteria on the surface and inner cavity of endoscopes, with short disinfection time (up to standard in 5 minutes), and can maintain the flexibility and precision of endoscopes and extend the service life of endoscopes. At the same time, it meets the adaptation requirements of automatic flexible endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machines. After testing, the qualification rate of both the outer surface and inner cavity surface of the disinfected endoscope can reach 100%.

2. Rigid endoscope and minimally invasive surgical instrument cleaning and disinfection: Used for cleaning and disinfection of rigid endoscopes such as laparoscopes, hysteroscopes, arthroscopes, and minimally invasive surgical instruments. It can effectively remove organic matter such as blood stains and tissue debris on the surface of the instruments, completely kill pathogenic bacteria, no residue and no corrosion, protect the precise structure of the instruments, and ensure the safety of instrument reuse.

3. Orthopedic and conventional medical device cleaning and disinfection: Used for cleaning and disinfection of orthopedic instruments, surgical scissors, hemostats, syringes and other conventional medical devices. It can be adapted to ultrasonic cleaning machines and high-pressure cleaning machines to realize batch cleaning and disinfection and improve efficiency. At the same time, it avoids the corrosion of instruments by traditional disinfectants and reduces instrument loss.

4. Stomatological and obstetrics and gynecology instrument cleaning and disinfection: Used for cleaning and disinfection of dental instruments, gynecological examination instruments, etc. It is mild, non-irritating and no residue, which can ensure thorough cleaning and disinfection of instruments, avoid cross infection, and adapt to the cleaning and disinfection needs of specialized medical devices.

5. Medical device cleaning wastewater treatment: Used for the treatment of medical device cleaning wastewater in the central sterile supply department, which can quickly kill pathogenic bacteria in the wastewater, reduce the infection risk of wastewater discharge, meet the environmental protection standards for medical sewage discharge, and no additional disinfectants need to be added.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can hypochlorous acid meet the specified disinfection requirements for flexible endoscope cleaning and disinfection?

A: Absolutely. Hypochlorous acid disinfectant is applied to the automatic flexible endoscope cleaning and disinfecting machine, which can quickly kill pathogenic bacteria on the surface and inner cavity of the endoscope. After testing, the qualification rate of ATP fluorescence detection on the outer surface of the disinfected endoscope and the qualification rate of colony count on the inner cavity surface can both reach 100%, which complies with the Technical Operation Specification for Cleaning and Disinfection of Flexible Endoscopes and can fully meet the cleaning and disinfection requirements of flexible endoscopes.

Q: Do medical devices cleaned and disinfected with hypochlorous acid need additional rinsing?

A: No additional rinsing is needed. Hypochlorous acid can be quickly decomposed into water and oxygen without any toxic residue. There is no disinfectant residue on the surface of medical devices after cleaning and disinfection, which can be directly packaged and sterilized without additional rinsing steps, which not only saves operation time, but also avoids residue problems caused by incomplete rinsing and ensures the safety of diagnosis and treatment.