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Initial rinse The first step in the cleaning process is often a rinse with cool utility water to remove any remaining gross (large) debris from the medical devices[1]. This is an important step given that many organic soils, including proteinaceous...
Validating a cleaning procedure starts with selecting an appropriate artificial test soil that is representative of the worst-case challenges that are expected in clinical use for the device being evaluated[1],[2]. Various artificial test soils exist that have been developed to...
Simulated use is defined as “use that mimics the intended use of the medical device”[1]. In guidance documents such as the AAMI TIR12:2020[2] or AAMI TIR30:2011[3] simulated use testing often refers to test soil selection, specifying that “the test soil...
Instructions for use (IFU) documents can come in many different shapes and sizes and looking at these documents, the term “pre-cleaning” may pop up several times at different stages of the reprocessing instructions. Instructions are sometimes termed pre-cleaning when explaining...
ISO17664:2017[1] states that, where applicable, the following information with regards to the cleaning agent(s) should be included in the IFU; the “identification and concentration of chemicals required” and the “contact time of any cleaning agent used.” It also states that...
