
- 15.02.2019
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Comparative assessment of the effects of process parameters as well as of detergents on PTFE channels with regard to automated reprocessing of flexible endoscopes
The cleaning of PTFE tubes or the working channels of flexible endoscopes in washer-disinfectors (EWD), especially in the limit range of the protein elimination currently considered acceptable, has hardly been studied so far. In order to test and evaluate both the cleaning effect of... more

- 14.02.2019
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- Matías Pilasi Pendás
Testing integrating indicators in the RUMED
I would like to make some comments about information received referring tests that are sometimes done for chemical indicators in Hospitals Reprocessing Units for Medical Devices (RUMED), also known as CSSDs. These tests have been carried out on chemical integrating indicators (type 5)... more