Cepheid Molecular Diagnostic System GeneXpert IV

Warning: This cleaning procedure requires trained personnel with PPE!

Biological Risks: Wear disposable gloves, eye protection and other personal protective equipment (PPE) mandated by your institution's safety policies while performing this cleaning procedure.

Note: Maintenance procedures may be performed more frequently according to your environmental conditions.

Use only 70% ethanol or denatured ethanol (70% ethanol containing 5% methanol and 5% isopropanol) for routine surface cleaning.

General guidelines for cleaning combined with disinfection:

Use a final concentration of 1:10 dilution of household chlorine bleach (used within 1 day of preparation).

Note: Do not to spray any cleaning fluids directly on the touchscreen or instrument. Begin by spraying the bleach/alcohol onto a clean wipe, then wipe the touchscreen or instrument.

Use sufficient disinfectant (bleach solution) and spread the disinfectant evenly. The entire surface should be wet to completely disinfect the surface.

Allow a minimum of two minutes contact time. More than eight minutes is not recommended.

Warning: Do not attempt to replace the power cord or Ethernet cable using non-approved parts. Using incompatible parts can damage the instrument, cause performance problems or cause loss of data.

Enter the part number of the replaced part

Was the replacement successful?

Sign off on the part replacement

Clean affected exterior instrument and touchscreen surfaces in the event of a spill. To clean the affected instrument and touchscreen surfaces:

Note: If it is suspected that a spill has affected the interior of the instrument, do not remove any of the exterior instrument covers. Instead, shut down the instrument and contact Cepheid

Technical Support for assistance.

1. Thoroughly moisten a lint-free wipe or paper towel with the 1:10 bleach solution.

2. Wipe affected surfaces on the instrument and touchscreen. Change wipes or paper towels frequently while wiping.

3. Allow the bleach solution to remain on the surfaces at least two minutes but no longer than eight minutes.

4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 two more times for a total of three times.

5. Thoroughly moisten a lint-free wipe or paper towel with the 70% ethanol solution.

6. Wipe affected surfaces on the instrument and touchscreen. Change wipes or paper towels frequently while wiping.

Warning: Ensure all tests have finished running before attempting to move the instrument.

Turn off the GeneXpert Instrument and the touchscreen before starting the procedure.

Is the instrument powered down?

Reposition the instrument so the fan filter can be easily accessed.

Is the fan filter easily accessible?

Remove the fan filter guard by unsnapping the guard from the fan housing.

Was the fan filter guard removed successfully?

Remove the dirty filter for cleaning.

Was the dirty filter removed successfully?

Warning: This maintenance check requires trained personnel with PPE!

If the instrument is not operational, report the issues to the maintenance team and stop the procedure

Choose the type of service done

Instrument's hour meter reading

Instrument passed the post-maintenance test?

Sign off on the instrument maintenance