| 摘要 |
A decontamination system suitable for decontaminating items of medical equipment such as endoscopes, the system comprising a plurality of pre-clean wipes, a two part sterilant system, and a plurality of rinse wipes. The two-part sterilant system comprises a first part comprising a reagent in a carrier medium and a second part which is miscible with the first part and which comprises a second reagent in a carrier medium. The first reagent will react with the second reagent when mixed to provide a sterilising composition. The first reagent preferably comprises sodium chlorite or sodium chlorate. The second reagent may comprise a solution of citric acid, boric acid, and sorbic acid. The reagents react to form chlorine dioxide in situ. The first part is contained in a dispenser 2 and the second part is adsorbed or impregnated in sterilising wipes (18, Fig. 2) which are contained in a sealed container 20. The first part is preferably contained within a pump dispenser or trigger-operated dispenser and dispensed as a fluid, foam, paste, powder, spray or a gel. The pre-clean wipes contain a surfactant which may comprise an enzyme. The rinse wipes contain an antioxidant such as sodium thiosulphate. Each wipe (pre-clean, sterilising and rinse) is contained in their own sealed sachet 20, 30, 40. |
