Product Specification

SQ
Surface Quick
Fast acting alcohol disinfectant
for medical devices

Features
 very quick and effective disinfection
 aldehydes free
 phenols free
 alkylamine-free
 formulation meets the newest European requirements about antimicrobial efficiency
 dries very quickly, does not leave any residues or traces
 pleasant flagrance, without colouring agents
 dermatologically tested
 compatible with Helvemed Surface Dry Wipes

Instruction for use

For disinfection of alcohol resistant surfaces of medical devices e.g. examination chairs, hospital beds and surgical
equipment.

Moisten the surfaces completely with the ready to use solution.

1. Wear gloves
2. Follow Occupational Safety and Health Standards handling with flammable and combustible liquids.
3. Check material compatibility first (e. g. acrylic glass is not compatible with alcohols in general)
4. Electrical appliances must be switched off before being disinfected. If this is impossible, precautions must be
taken to ensure that no switching occurs while disinfection is taking place. Let hot surface areas cool off before
disinfection.
i. distribute the disinfectant solution on the surface
ii. preferably use a dry wipe saturated with Surface Quick
iii. spray Surface Quick on areas that can not be accessed by wiping. Do not spray into device openings!
5. Wait until the exposure time has elapsed and leave to dry.
6. In cases of visible contamination, the procedure must be carried out in two steps:
a. First the contamination is removed with a dry wipe saturated with Surface Quick.
b. Disinfection is then carried out in the normal manner

Exposure time : 1 minute

Composition
100 g solution contains:
50 g Propan-1-ol, 0.075 g Didecyldimethylammonium chloride,
Excipients: < 5 % non-ionic surfactants, perfume, purified water.

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 Product Specification

SQ
Surface Quick
Fast acting alcohol disinfectant
for medical devices

Effectiveness
Surface Quick is effective against :

 Bacteria (incl. TB Bacilli) and yeasts

 Fungi (A. brasiliensis),
 Envelopped viruses (Bird flu, HBV, HCV, HIV, Vaccinia),
 Non-envelopped viruses (Rota-, Adeno-, Polyoma- , Polio-, Noro- (MNV, FCV) viruses

VAH-listed (formerly DGHM-list)

Efficacy and contact time

Micro-organism Test Norms Exp. time

Surface disinfection DGHM / VAH 09/2001

Bacteria, yeasts (C. albicans) (corr. EN 13727, EN 13624, EN 13697)
and envelopped viruses (acc. EN 1040, EN 1275, 1 min.
RKI 1/2004, incl. HBV, HCV, HIV, EN 1276,
vaccinia virus, BVDV) DVV / RKI*

DGHM/VAH
Mycobacterai (TbB) 09/2001 30 sec.
(corr. EN 14348)

Fungi (A. brasiliensis) EN 13624 15 min.

Non envelopped viruses DVV/RKI/ carrier 10 min.

Avian Infuenza A DVV / RKI* 15 sec.

HBV (DHBV) DVV / RKI* 15 sec.

Rotavirus DVV / RKI* 1 min.

Adenovirus DVV / RKI* 1 min.

Polyomavirus DVV / RKI* 5 min.

Poliovirus Surf. carrier test 10 min.

NORO-virus (FCV) DVV / RKI* 2 min.

NORO-virus (MNV) EN 14476 1 min.

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 Product Specification

SQ
Surface Quick
Fast acting alcohol disinfectant
for medical devices

Physico-chemical data

Ready-to-use

Appearance Clear, colorless liquid

Density (20ºC) ca. 0.91 g/ml

Flagrance Light lemon

pH-value Ca. 7

Flash point (DIN 51 755) +31 °C

Shelf life 48 months

Article codes

Product content Art. code

Surface Quick 1000 ml F01HDSQ1

Surface Quick 5000 ml F01HDSQ5

Spray for 1L bottle F01SYQ1

Empty bottle 750ml w/spray F01SYQ750

Drain for 5L can F01ROB5

Certification
Surface Quick Forte is a medical device class IIA according to Medical Device Directive 93/42/CEE and is CE0120
marked.

Surface Quick is also registered as biocidal product in Switzerland under the reference CHZN2366

Helvemed has a quality management system certified by the company SGS according to ISO9001:2008 and
EN ISO 13485:2003.

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 Product Specification

SQ
Surface Quick
Fast acting alcohol disinfectant
for medical devices

Environment
Containers are made of polyethylene (HDPE) and labelled accordingly. As a result, sorting is possible for optimum
recycling. The closures are made of PP. The labels are made of PE.

Packaging contain no PVC, they can be recycled.

Surfactants and active ingredients of Surface Quick are „biodegradable“ according to OECD methods and in
accordance with the Regulation EC 648/2004.
.

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