Medical Equipment: The cleaning and sterilization

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Medical Equipment The cleaning and sterilization
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• Medical equipment also known as armamentarium. 
• Medical equipment is designed to aid in the
  diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical
  conditions.

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The dirty work

• Equipment is first soaked in a special enzymatic
  solution that loosens and breaks up blood, bodily
  fluids and contaminants.
• Technicians sort and place 90 per cent of the
  equipment, usually made of metal, on carts that
  are pushed into one of the three state of the art
  Getting 88 Turbo washing/disinfecting machines.

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Sorting and Packaging

• Technicians organize the Turbo-washed equipment
  according to the tools needed by surgeons for
  specific procedures.
• Certain pieces are packaged put in a rigid
  container or wrapped in special paper and placed
  on a tray, which is then bar-coded, as part of a
  system to ensure each surgeon gets all required
  tools for each procedure.

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Sterilization

• The bar coded trays are put on carts and placed
  into one of four industrial steaming units for
  final sterilization, at a temperature of up to
  274 F.

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Checks and balances

• Certain challenge tests are done during the
  processes, says Karim.
• A little vial containing spores is in
  each sterilization unit.
• If the spores have been destroyed by the steam,
  any contaminants on the equipment have also been
  killed.

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Ready for use

• The bar-coded trays are wheeled on sterile carts
  to the operating rooms.
• A content sheet accompanies each tray,
  tracking each piece of equipment, so everything
  that leaves the team is returned there for the
  next round of disinfecting, packaging and
  sterilizing.

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 In-home medical equipment

• Mobility Aides
• Bathroom Safety Aides
• Health Aides
• ADL Aides
• Exercise Aides

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• There are more than 10 000 types of medical
  devices available.
• The selection of appropriate medical equipment
  always depends on local, regional or national
  requirements.
• Factors to consider include the type of health
  facility where the medical equipment are to be
  used the health work force available and the
  burden of disease experienced in the specific
  catchment area.

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