Reuse Of Devices

Accreditation lays down standards for management of reuse of single use device

- Deepak Agarkhed

The single-use device means a device that is intended for one use, or on single patient during a single procedure. The label displayed on device package clearly indicates item as disposable after single usage. It does not provide instruction for re-processing. The term reuse of any medical device is usage on same or different patient with applicable reprocessing between uses like octopus being used in cardiac surgery.

In one the hospital, the staff used to term cardiac catheters and guide wires with ‘Oxford’ as reusable and ‘New York’ as brand new!