Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 6 TSC 143 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Long Lumens Are Hard to Sterilize
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The idea
Every sterilization method must contact the microbes it kills, so long, narrow channels inside devices are hard to sterilize.
In practice
The guideline reports that lumen length, lumen diameter, salts and organic material can all reduce the effectiveness of every method.
Where people slip
That is why channels are cleaned thoroughly first and processed exactly as the device manufacturer directs.
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