Soluscope 3
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Microbiological Efficacies
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One process, 2 chemistries: Glutaraldehyde or Peracetic Acid |
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Low concentrations, mild temperatures
to potentialize the
efficacy and to lower the corrosion
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| Soluscope Process |
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Soluscope 3 is an innovative machine, wholly designed to meet the latest regulations, especially the new European standard prEN15883-4 requirements.
The same Soluscope 3 process runs with 2 different disinfectants : glutaraldehyde or peracetic acid.
See the chemistry information .
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| Disinfectant chemicals in vitro tests |
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Before being used in the process, the efficacy of both disinfection chemicals have been extensively validated for their efficacy according to European, French, Australian and US standards.
The minimum glutaraldehyde-based disinfectant (Soluscope D) used in the Soluscope 3 is 0.2%, well above the Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC) of 0.15%.
On the other side, the minimum peracetic acid-base disinfectant (Soluscope PA) used in the Soluscope 3 is 550 ppm, also above the MEC of 500 ppm according to European standards testing.
See the summary of in vitro tests for Soluscope D or Soluscope PA .
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SOLUSCOPE PA : A PATENTED INNOVATION
that both respects the endoscope
and enhances the efficacy
Soluscope P, the peracetic acid-based disinfectant, and Soluscope A, the anticorrosive product, are two concentrated products. Being separated ensures their stability. They are extemporaneously diluted in the machine bowl just before the disinfection step, leading to the in-use disinfecting solution, Soluscope PA .
Soluscope A both protects the endoscope and machine materials, and enhances by synergism the microbiological efficacy of Soluscope P .
Due to the Soluscope 3 process, a very low peracetic acid concentration is used, and consequently the pH of the disinfecting solution is higher than other usual peracetic acid-based disinfectants.
All these points lead to a really lower corrosion effect. See more explanations for chemistry .
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| Soluscope 3 in use tests |
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Both Soluscope 3 process, GTA or PAA, have been extensively evaluated according to most stringent requirements (European standardization, FDA, TGA). See the summary of results and acceptance criteria for Soluscope 3-GTA or Soluscope 3-PAA .
The process efficacy is evaluated using artificially contaminated endoscopes. After drying, the contamination level is quantified; the endoscope is reprocessed in the Soluscope machine, then sampled. All methodologies simulate the worse case in-use conditions, and use strains representative of the most frequent hospital germs to allow determining the disinfection efficacy level of the process.
See the in use tests evaluations.
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| Cleaning, the most important step |
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An efficient disinfection is impossible without a previous efficient cleaning. A new cleaner has been specifically developed to be used in the Soluscope 3 machine, and to be compatible with both disinfectants, glutaraldehyde or peracetic acid.
This patented cleaner has been tested not only for its bactericidal efficacy, but also for its efficacy on bacterial biofilms. This is a real improvement compared to other usual cleaners. See the summary of Soluscope C testing .
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| Self-disinfection tests |
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Following the prEN15883 standard, the efficiency of the process to be self-disinfected must be evaluated.
As its predecessor Soluscope 2, both Soluscope 3-GTA or PAA are at that time extensively evaluated for their self disinfection cycle. See first preliminary results for Soluscope 3-PAA .
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