Reprocessing

DTR Medical Ltd, 17 Clarion Court, Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA6 8RF, UK. Tel 01792 797910, Fax 01792 797955

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Single Use
Solutions

REPROCESSING PROBLEMS
Difficult to clean lumens or occluded joints and surfaces
Fixation of material not removed during cleaning

Increased off site processing

• True cost involves counting and checking every

Item

• Unscheduled intervention disrupts cleaning

procedure

Examples of difficult to decontaminate instruments include many of
the most commonly used device types, including suction tubes,
aspirators, biopsy needles and punches, cannulas, forceps, and scissors..

Estimates about the cost of re-processing surgical instruments vary dramatically, and raise questions concerning the items that are included:-

o Is the cost only for consumables?

o Does the cost include staff time?

o What is included for counting and checking in and out?

o How are non standard items removed from trays accounted for?

RESULT
Item Cost £1 to £16
Extra cost and time for manual or non standard processing
Loss of control offsite
Extra equipment for offsite processing
Fixation risks instrument damage
Threat to service quality from dirty instruments
Over reliance on ultrasonic machines

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