Leica CM3050 S User Manual
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Instruction Manual V1.2 - 11/2006
7
Disinfection, cleaning and maintenance
7.3
Disinfection with conventional
•
Switch the instrument off.
•
Carefully remove knife / blade as well as spec-
imens and accessories from the chamber.
imens and accessories from the chamber.
•
Remove section waste from the chamber
and dispose of it.
and dispose of it.
•
Remove sliding window (see chapter 7.6 ‘Ex-
changing the fluorescent light lamp’).
changing the fluorescent light lamp’).
•
Remove microtome (see chapter 7.5.1
‘Removing the microtome’).
‘Removing the microtome’).
•
Allow the microtome to thaw, disinfect and
allow to dry thoroughly.
allow to dry thoroughly.
Drying the microtome:
• Use a hairdryer: dry and before
reinstalling into the chamber
allow the microtome to cool
down to room temperature.
allow the microtome to cool
down to room temperature.
• Allow to dry at room temperature
(at least over night - longer,
if necessary).
if necessary).
•
Disinfect and dry disassembled parts
(accessories and tools).
(accessories and tools).
•
Disinfect chamber walls with commercial
alcohol disinfectant.
alcohol disinfectant.
•
Place an adequate container underneath the
drain tube at the right side of the instrument.
drain tube at the right side of the instrument.
•
Pull stopper out of chamber bottom and
drain off disinfecting solution into the con-
tainer.
drain off disinfecting solution into the con-
tainer.
•
Put stopper back into drain in cryochamber.
disinfectants
•
Allow cryochamber to dry thoroughly.
•
Reinstall microtome (see chapter 7.5.3).
•
Only when they are completely dry, reinsert
the disinfected accessories / tools into the
cryochamber.
the disinfected accessories / tools into the
cryochamber.
•
Reinsert the sliding window.
•
Switch the instrument back on.
•
Once a suitable chamber temperature has
been reached, return the specimens to the
cryochamber.
been reached, return the specimens to the
cryochamber.
7.4
Cleaning
•
When necessary, the instrument surfaces
can be cleaned with mild commercial house-
hold cleaners.
can be cleaned with mild commercial house-
hold cleaners.
•
Surfaces which are potentially contaminated
(infectious germs) should always be cleaned
with alcohol disinfectants!
(infectious germs) should always be cleaned
with alcohol disinfectants!