Cleaning Instructions

Introduction

The following are cleaning instructions. To download a copy, please see the Downloads section of this website.

It is recommended that hospitals and clinics provide one of the following for each new patient using the device:

a) Disposable One-Way cardboard mouthpieces

b) Disposable cardboard mouthpieces

c) Disposable bacterial filters (low resistance, Spirometry type)

Discard or Reprocess mouthpieces as appropriate, between patients.

Reprocessing the Spirometer

Clement Clarke does not recommend autoclaving the One Flow device or the flow tube as the process destroys the accuracy and distorts the lpastics. Under no circumstances must the unit be immersed in water or other cleaning liquid.

For the Spirometer flow tube, the following frequency of cleaning and disinfection is advised depending upon the type of primary protection provided by the mouthpiece/filter:-