Transducer Care and Specifications

This information is effective as of July 2003.

This page lists disinfectants that have been tested with your Philips transducers and are compatible with the material used in the transducers. Use of any other disinfectants can void your system warranty and service contract.

• CIDEX® Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• Omnicide^TM Long Life Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• Procide® 14 N.S. or Procide 28-Day

Additionally, Philips recommends the 2.4% to 3.4% glutaraldehyde-based disinfectants listed below for the following transducers: 21311A, 21315A, 21330A, 21350A, 21356A, 21369A, 21378A, 21380A, 21381A, 21422A, 21425A, and 989803002241.

NOTE: You must follow the disinfectant manufacturer's instructions carefully.

• aidal plus*
• abcoCIDE 14*
• abcoCIDE 28*
• Cetylcid-G®
• CIDEX^TM Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• CIDEX Formula 7^TM Long-Life Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• CIDEX Plus^TM 28 Day Solution
• MaxiCide Plus*
• MedSCI 3% Glutaraldehyde
• Metricide®
• Metricide 28 Day Long-Life Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• Metricide Plus 30 Long-Life Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• Omnicide 14NS*
• Omnicide 28*
• Omnicide Long Life Activated Dialdehyde Solution
• Omnicide Plus
• Procide 14 N.S.
• Procide 28-Day*
• Procide Plus 28-Day*
• PSS Select*
• PSS Select NS*
• PSS Select Plus*
• Wavicide(r)-01

* Those disinfectants noted with asterisks are not FDA-cleared for use in the United States.The FDA maintains a list of 510K-cleared high-level disinfectants at www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/germlab.html

PERASAFE Sterilant/High Level Disinfectant* powder (a peracetic acid based product manufactured by Antech International) is a non-aldehyde sterilant/high level disinfectant that may be used on the following OMNI TEE transducers:

• Model 21369A 
• Model 21378A

CIDEX OPA Solution (an ortho-phthalaldehyde solution manufactured by Advanced Sterilization Products) is a non-glutaraldehyde-based product that can be used to high-level disinfect the transducers listed below:

• Model 21336A Endocavity
• Model 21364A OmniPlane
• Model 21367A OmniPlane II
• Model 21369A OmniPlane II
• Model 21378A OmniPlane III
• Model 21381A Pediatric miniMultiplane
• Model 21390A 15-6L Intraoperative
• Model 989803002241 (C8-4v)
• Model 989803002251 (L12-5 50)

*Those disinfectants marked with an asterisk are not FDA cleared for use in the United States.  The FDA maintains a list of 510k-cleared high-level disinfectants at www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/germlab.html.  

If you use CIDEX OPA Solution (CIDEX OPA), residual solution may remain on your transducers if you do not carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions. Residual CIDEX OPA on TEE transducers may cause the following:

• Temporary staining of the mouth and lip area
• Irritation or chemical burns of the mouth, throat, esophagus and stomach

To minimize any effects from residual CIDEX OPA, or any other disinfectant, Philips recommends that you:

• Follow the disinfectant manufacturer's instructions very carefully. For example, the manufacturer of CIDEX OPA recommends rinsing by soaking probes THREE times in fresh water.
• Use a protective sheath during TEE examinations and a sterile protective sheath during intraoperative examinations.
• Limit the time that transducers are soaked in disinfectant solution to the minimum time recommended by the disinfectant manufacturer (for example, the manufacturer of CIDEX OPA recommends a minimum of 12 minutes).

NOTE: Use of CIDEX OPA on the 21336A (E6509) endovaginal/endorectal transducer will stain it. This staining is not toxic and presents no hazard to anyone in contact with the transducer. It will not change the function of the transducer.

CAUTION: The use of any non-glutaraldehyde-based disinfectant other than CIDEX OPA on the 21336A, 21364A, 21367A, 21369A, 21378A, 21381A, 21390A, and 21336A transducers may cause damage to your transducer. Damage caused by such use is not covered by the warranty or your service contract.

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