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Medical device reprocessing

Every step. Traceable.

Every medical device brings questions about the process. Hyga SI connects original guidance, observations on site and what was actually recorded.

The original evidence · Page 3 of 6
Unchanged original page from an open example ward audit. German draft.
Unchanged original page from an open example ward audit. German draft.
01 / Original knowledge

The edition matters. So does the context.

Begin with the publisher. The base recommendation, a specific annex and its correction belong together, each with its own scope.

Find it in the source libraryRead this chapter in German
Robert Koch-Institut · KRINKO / BfArMGermany
Base recommendation 2012 · English original (new tab)

The RKI lists the English base recommendation separately. Annex 8 and the erratum are linked here as German originals.

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02 / The observation

See the process. Keep the observation.

What did you notice at the checklist item? Name the location, capture the observation in your own words and add the relevant photos.

  1. Location and context
  2. Your own observation
  3. The relevant images
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A general app example of notes and photos. The note shown is not a reprocessing case.
A general app example of notes and photos. The note shown is not a reprocessing case.
03 / The documented finding

One example. Four open questions.

Page 3 of our example report shows reprocessing within a ward audit: manufacturer instructions, separation of areas, batch traceability and storage. Questions 18–21 are still open in the original.

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In the original · Page 3 / 6 · German draft

Reprocessing in context

Four topics in the example

  1. Manufacturer instructionsIn the original: Open
  2. Clean and unclean areasIn the original: Open
  3. Batch traceabilityIn the original: Open
  4. Protected storageIn the original: Open
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Know. Act. Protect.

The process belongs to the bigger picture.

Hands, surfaces and medical devices meet in everyday work. Our ambition is to connect knowledge, observation and evidence, for a world without preventable infections.