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Not recommended. If necessary, perform per FDA guidance (eg, at a facility licensed to perform the task).
Not recommended. If necessary, perform per FDA guidance (eg, at a facility licensed to perform the task).
Not addressed.
Not addressed.
All single-use equipment is discarded after use or reprocessed by an FDA-approved third-party reprocessing facility.
All devices processed at hospital are labeled as reusable. Otherwise, they are processed offsite by an FDA-approved vendor.
Items labeled as single-use disposable are disposed of and not reprocessed.