Maintenance and infection control
Maintenance
l Storage area should not be remote from the operating area
l Prevent from dust by covering, dust cap should always be placed when not in use
l Microscope optics should be covered with lint free cloth or plastic bag during storage
l Immediately after surgery ,bone fragments, blood should be removed with soft cloth soaked in surface active luke warm detergent
l Spare bulbs should always be available
l Do not bend the fibre optic cables too sharply
Infection control
l Drape the microscope with a sterile,disposable,clear plastic material
l Foot pedals are also draped in clear plastic
l Place moulded sterilizable plastic or rubber cups on all microscope knobs
l Objective lens is covered with sterilizable objective shell
l Microscope manufacturers have recommended not to use autoclave,vapor,or gas for sterilization
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