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Volume 92, Issue 3 , Pages 322-334 , September 2010

Reducing the Risks Associated With Loaner Instrumentation and Implants

Example of a borrowed set of instruments arriving in need of inspection, decontamination, and sterilization.

Example of a borrowed set of instruments arriving in need of inspection, decontamination, and sterilization.
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Receiving multiple sets with instruments that may require different types of processing can result in an increased workload for employees.

Receiving multiple sets with instruments that may require different types of processing can result in an increased workload for employees.
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Heavy instrument sets may require reconfiguration so that no set weighs more than 25 lb.

Heavy instrument sets may require reconfiguration so that no set weighs more than 25 lb.
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Example of documentation required for premature release of implants based on the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation's Annex L Implantable Load Record.

Example of documentation required for premature release of implants based on the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation's Annex L Implantable Load Record.
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Exception form for premature release of an implantable device or tray.

Exception form for premature release of an implantable device or tray.
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