Modernising? You must meet hygiene regulations

During modernisation, the law governing machines already installed in contaminated hospital sluice rooms in exactly the same way as new machines, i.e. they must comply with the same Medical Devices Act requirements as new machines.

Installation and connection of the Meiko TopLine 40 E to the building’s supply...
Installation and connection of the Meiko TopLine 40 E to the building’s supply and waste disposal systems
Specifically: a complete ‘master device file’ with workshop drawings, a risk and hazard analysis, as well as complete technical documentation, must be compiled. The hygiene performance must also comply with the latest medical knowledge.

The Offenburg firm Meiko reports that it’s TopLine rapid modernisation system meets all those requirements, and itemises advantages: TopLine 40 E can be accommodated in all available recesses and alcoves. The  TopLine 40 E appliances have an optional plinth, and they can be extended to include a slop sink with rim flushing if needed. ‘Operation of a slop sink with rim-flushing, which is already installed in the building, is easily combined with the TopLine 40 E bedpan washer,’ the company points out, adding that the appliances also can be supplied with work surfaces in any length and with a variety of hygiene radii.

Meiko’s new cleaning and disinfection machine can also be connected to an existing central steam supply pipe in the building.

24.07.2007

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