Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization

Manual vs. Automation

  • Posted: December 4, 2023
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Reusable medical devices including ultrasound transducers or probes must be cleaned and subsequently disinfected between each patient to prevent the spread of infection. Proper cleaning of ultrasound probes is essential to promoting patient safety, keeping probes functioning correctly, and preventing healthcare acquired infections (HAIs). Cleaning is the process of removing debris and foreign material from an ultrasound probe and is a crucial step of the high-level disinfection process. Ultrasound probes can come in contact with multiple non-sterile patient tissues leaving the probes contaminated with microorganisms.

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