Electrode Maintenance

PeriFlux 6000 | tcpO2 made intelligent

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• Calibration

• tcpO2 Site Selection

• Electrode Maintenance

• Interpreting Curves and Results

Remembraning

• Electrodes build up a layer of silver oxide during use that

must be removed

• Remembrane electrodes weekly or when they come into

contact with any sort of infectious disease (e.g. MRSA)

• Calibrate twice after remembraning

• Remembraning is performed with the supplied kit

Remembraning Procedure

Use O-ring removal tool Remove both O-rings Remove membrane

Clean electrode face Clean circular groove Two drops of electrolyte

solution – NO bubbles!

Remembraning Procedure

Insert electrode into

cartridge and compress New membrane and

two O-rings loaded

Electrode Care

• Electrodes can be cleaned with the following water-based disinfectants:

– Hi-Tor Plus (Ecolab Inc.)

– MadaCide-FD (MADA Inc.)

– Control III (Maril Products Inc.)

• Never immerse plug in liquid

• Avoid exposing lead to alcohol-based products (e.g. hand lotion, disinfectant)

• When electrodes are not in use, store with cap on and two drops of contact liquid

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