AAMI Releases Guidance Document on Water Quality for Reprocessed Devices
November 2, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) developed a guidance document addressing water quality for the reprocessing of medical devices.
Now in final review, TIR34 - Water for the Reprocessing of Medical Devices - addresses the determination of water quality needs for reprocessing medical devices at various stages.
It also describes how to assess, generate, monitor and maintain water to meet those requirements.
“TIR34 will be of value to infection control practitioners, central sterile personnel and physical plant/maintenance professionals," said Steve Goldstine, PhD, a sterilization consultant and cochair of AAMI/ST/WG 95 - Water quality for reprocessing medical devices, which is the working group responsible for developing TIR34.
"Because there are so many different types of equipment available for sterilizing water, this document can be very helpful as an aid in making equipment-purchasing decisions."
While AAMI published other technical documents on water quality, TIR34 is the first to focus on water quality specifically for reprocessing medical devices, said the AAMI.
After discussing the issue of water for reprocessing devices, AAMI's sterilization committee decided the issue was critical enough to warrant the creation of a working group.
Source: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).