Hospital ethylene oxide sterilizer are used to give what items disinfection

Ethylene oxide gas does not damage the sterilized items and penetration is very strong, so most of the items that should not be sterilized by the general method can be sterilized with ethylene oxide. In clinical practice, the following instruments commonly used EO sterilization

1 endoscopy: arthroscopy, tracheoscopy, cystoscopy, gastroscopy, enteroscopy, mediastinoscopy, fundoscopy, otoscopy, pharyngoscopy, proctoscopy, prostatectomy, thoracoscopy, urethroscopy, hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, etc..

2 Cardiac diagnostic and therapeutic equipment: cardiac cannulae, heart-lung devices, sensors, etc.

3Transplantation devices: chest implants, pacemakers and leads, orthopedic prostheses, etc.

4 medical and dental equipment: centrifuge tubes (for blood cell separation) cryoprobes, dental heads (pneumatic rotor type), electric and electronic equipment, mechanical ventilators, microsurgical accessories, nebulizers, oxygen curtains, plastic scrubbing liners, etc.; anesthesia equipment, artificial kidneys, diathermy equipment, wires, meter heads, heart-lung machines, respiratory, therapeutic equipment, blood dialysis equipment; electrosurgical instruments, electro-knife pens, Dental drills, microsurgical instruments, nerve stimulators, manometers, bone drills, needles, artificial joints and so on.

5 textiles and biological products: cotton and chemical fiber clothing, blankets, carpets, gauze, bandages, cotton balls, cotton swabs, skimmed cotton, dressings, towels, leather, fur products.

6 cultural relics and archives: RMB, tickets, medical records, archives, letters, historical artifacts, silk and satin products, animal specimens and so on.

7 instruments and meters: electronic instruments, optical instruments, telephone, etc..

8 hygiene products: women's sanitary napkins, napkins, disposable sanitary tableware and so on

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