- Ophthalmic viscoelastic devices as a cleaning challenge.
Ophthalmic viscoelastic devices as a cleaning challenge.
Biomedical instrumentation & technology (2013-08-08)
Patrick J McCormick, James J Kaiser, Michael J Schoene, Matthew A Dehmler, Julie M Conyer, Christine E Skolnick, Ned Luce, Susan E Norton
PMID23919798
ABSTRACT
Common practice when validating the cleaning of medical devices is to employ clinically relevant test soils as a challenge to the cleaning process. During use, medical devices may come into contact with a variety of materials that are difficult to clean. One example of this is the use of ophthalmic viscoelastic devices (OVDs) in cataract surgery. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a procedure for cleaning the lumens of a phacoemulsification handpiece using two different OVDs as test soils. The results of this study demonstrate that effective cleaning of the aspiration and irrigation lumens of a phacoemulsification handpiece may be achieved if the manufacturer's recommended cleaning procedures are followed.
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