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Surgical Instrument Reprocessing Glossary
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loaner instrumentation
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Surgical instruments borrowed from manufacturers or other facilities for specific procedures, requiring special reprocessing protocols.
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immediate use steam sterilization
Advanced
Technical
IVT
Steam sterilization of unwrapped instruments for immediate use when standard sterilization is impractical.
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