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Reusable medical devices like endoscopes, forceps and stethoscopes can be reprocessed. Depending on the classification of the device, reprocessing may include point-of-use treatment, cleaning, packaging, high level disinfection and sterilization, among other steps.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), disinfection and sterilization are essential to ensuring that medical devices and instruments do not transmit infectious pathogens to patients.1 Following industry guidelines and best practices for medical device reprocessing helps to reduce the risk of infection and improve patient outcomes in a healthcare facility.

Guidelines around medical device reprocessing come from industry governing bodies as well as the device manufacturers Instructions for...