Regulations and Standards
Reports developed by experts in the field that contain valuable information needed by the healthcare industry.
What is Technical Information Reports (TIRs)
A type of surgery that uses endoscopic techniques and instrumentation to reduce trauma to the body during surgery.
What is Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)
Three main power sources for powered surgical instruments.
What is electrical, pneumatic, and battery.
When dry steam becomes too hot compared to saturated steam; dry steam rises to a temperature higher than the boiling point of saturated steam.
What is Super-heated steam.
Water that is extensively treated to ensure that microorganisms and organic and inorganic material are removed.
What is critical water.
This agency performs both announced and unannounced surveys. Failure to follow their standards may result in the loss of all federal funding to a facility, including Medicare and Medicaid.
What is Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
What is Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
What is something that ALL endoscopes allow for?
What is light and image transmission.
Name one advantage of a rigid container system.
What is excellent microbial barrier, easy to use, eliminate waste (torn wrap), instrument protection during processing, storage and transport.
Brushes used for cleaning usually have:
What is nylon bristles.
What is Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
A Collection of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, commonly referred to as a spinal tap
What is Lumbar Puncture (LP)
Which endoscope range in size from 1.9mm-larger than 15mm
What is Rigid endoscopes.
How much space should be left along all sides of an item in peel pouches?
What is 1/4"
The process used by an ultrasonic cleaner in which low-pressure bubbles collapse and dislodge soil from instruments.
What is Cavitation.
What is U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This procedure will remove the patient's gallbladder using laparoscopic instrumentation and techniques.
What is Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
Cleaning instructions for endoscopes that have not been processed within an hour after the completion of point-of-use treatment.
What is delayed processing.
What is Sequential and Simultaneous.
Bonus* Square fold, Envelope Fold.
Any ingredient used to bind together substances that typically do not combine.
What is Emulsifier.
This Agency regulates labeling of reusable medical devices.
What is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What is Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Endoscopes that require leak testing must be tested ...
each time the endoscope is used or processed.
Packaging labels should include the following information:
What is Contents, Tech name, LOT number, Sterilizer and cycle, date, storage location, department or surgeon name (maybe)
PH of Neutral , Alkaline and Acid detergents:
What is 6-8 Neutral
8-more than 11 Alkaline
1.6-3 Acid