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Thecorrectcareofmicrosurgicalinstrumentsnotonlyreducescostsbyextendinginstrumentlife,italsoimpactsonsurgicaloutcomesandareductionin ...

During cleaning, care should be taken to prevent the delicate instrument tips from coming into contact with other instruments, hard surfaces or drapes. Specialist fibre-free microsurgical instrument wipes are recommended for cleaning fine tips, whilst fibre-free PVA blocks are recommended for cleaning diamond knives.

Open box joints and hinges to allow adequate cleaning (some simple disassembly may be required with spring scissors/ needle holders). Ultrasonic cleaning for 5 - 10 minutes may help remove the bioburden but always check that the instrument is suitable for this technique as it may be contraindicated e.g. diamond knives. Always use validated equipment and recommended neutral pH solutions.

Automated washer/cleaners may be used, if CE marked and validated for microsurgical instruments, with low foaming, non-ionising cleaning agents and neutra...