Areas of application
Operating theatre shoes (OS)
Polyurethane operating theatre shoes, and/or insoles should be cleaned and chemically disinfected at 60 °C. These can only be thermally disinfected (using programme
To establish the effectiveness of chemical disinfecting agents for disinfection consult the manufacturer.
Theatre shoes should be cleaned and disinfected in a machine installed specifically for this purpose only.
Moble unit E 550 with a suitable insert e. g. E 730, can be used for this purpose.
A large amount of fluff can build up in the machine when cleaning theatre shoes. The filters in the wash cabinet should therefore be checked regularly, and cleaned when necessary. See "Cleaning and care".
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