15225 - Small Tono Tip Cleaner

Gulden's Small Tonometer Tip Cleaner is the perfect tool for sterilizing tonometer tips.

This is the most basic and economical tonometer tip cleaner on the market for sterilizing tonometer tips. The small reservoir holds a very small amount of cleaner therefore reducing the amount of cleaner consumption.

The Small Tono Tip Cleaner is a very portable, attractive product that is perfect for nursing home use and practitioners on the run. It is quick and easy to use, and will save the doctor or technician time. Its small footprint (2" X 1 1/4") takes up little precious counter space.

As with all medications and devices, users should be familiar with the label instructions. One study revealed that no uniform technique was in use for disinfection of applanation tonometers, with disinfectant contact times varying from <15 sec to 20 minutes. In view of the potential for transmission of viruses (e.g., herpes simplex virus [HSV], adenovirus 8, or HIV) by tonometer tips, CDC recommended that the tonometer tips be wiped clean and disinfected for 5-10 minutes with either 3% hydrogen peroxide, 5000 ppm chlorine, 70% ethyl alcohol, or 70% isopropyl alcohol.

However, more recent data suggest that 3% hydrogen peroxide and 70% isopropyl alcohol are not effective against adenovirus capable of causing epidemic keratoconjunctivitis and similar viruses and should not be used for disinfecting applanation tonometers. Structural damage to Schiotz tonometers has been observed with a 1:10 sodium hypochlorite (5,000 ppm chlorine) and 3% hydrogen peroxide187. After disinfection, the tonometer should be thoroughly rinsed in tap water and air dried before use. Although these disinfectants and exposure times should kill pathogens that can infect the eyes, no studies directly support this. The guidelines of the American Academy of Ophthalmology for preventing infections in ophthalmology focus on only one potential pathogen: HIV.