Medical device reps are trained to support their product in the OR. Unless there are some very unique and specific cleaning instructions, it’s unlikely IFU’s were a topic of conversation during the rep’s training on the product. It would be more likely that the first time they heard, “IFU,” was from the SPD manager when…
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The textbook approach to this (in AAMI TIR34 section 4.2 and AAMI ST79, section 7.6) is to use utility water for every wash phase and use critical water for the final rinse. Many facilities use utility water for all phases. Questions to consider are: If your utility water is on the upper end of the…
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How long is your chemical good for after opening the bottle? This question may be posed to a sterile processing technician during an audit or survey resulting in a panicked call to the chemical manufacturer. Surveyors continue to focus on high level disinfectants (HLD) such as gluteraldehydes and OPA products due to issues with misuse…
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