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A Checklist For Purchasing New Surgical Instruments Part III
The first step in reducing patients’ risk of a surgical site infection (SSI) caused by a contaminated surgical instrument begins with an in-depth assessment of the various brands and options that are available prior to making the final purchasing decision. According to the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation...
“A Checklist For Purchasing New Surgical Instruments Part II”
The first step in reducing your patients’ risk of a surgical site infection (SSI) caused by a contaminated surgical instrument begins with an in-depth assessment of the various brands and options that are available prior to making the final purchasing decision. According to the Association for the Advancement of Medical...
FDA’s Validated IFU Requirements For “High Risk” Devices (Part II)
In Part I of this blog (Novo blog number 115, 12/13/19) we pointed out that “The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris after processing.” The responsibility to minimize...
FDA’s Validated IFU Requirements For “High Risk” Devices (Part I)
The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris after processing. This responsibility begins with pre-cleaning the device at point of use and it continues through all of the processing...
