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available nonlatex-containing barriers.
Returning/Shipping Probes and Repair Parts
Transportation dept. and our policy require that equipment returned for service MUST be clean
and free of blood and other infectious substances.
When you return a probe or part for service, you need to clean and disinfect the probe or part prior
to packing and shipping the equipment.
Ensure that you follow probe cleaning and disinfection instructions provided in this Manual.
This ensures that employees in the transportation industry as well as the people who receive the
package are protected from any risk.
9.2.4.4 AIUM Outlines Cleaning the Endocavitary Transducer
Guidelines for Cleaning and Preparing Endocavitary Ultrasound Transducers between Patients
from AIUM
Approved June 4, 2003
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance regarding the cleaning and disinfection of
transvaginal and transrectal ultrasound probes.
All sterilization/disinfection represents a statistical reduction in the number of microbes present on
a surface. Meticulous cleaning of the instrument is the essential icon to an initial reduction of the
microbial/organic load by at least 99%. This cleaning is followed by a disinfecting procedure to
ensure a high degree of protection from infectious disease transmission, even if a disposable
barrier covers the instrument during use.
Medical instruments fall into different categories with respect to potential for infection transmission.
The most critical level of instruments are those that are intended to penetrate skin or mucous
membranes. These require sterilization. Less critical instruments (often called "semi-critical"
instruments) that simply come into contact with mucous membranes such as fiber optic
endoscopes require high-level disinfection rather than sterilization.
Although endocavitary ultrasound probes might be considered even less critical instruments
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