Content Description
Provides guidelines for point of use treatment, transporting, leak testing (where indicated), cleaning, packaging (where indicated), high-level disinfecting and/or sterilizing, storage, and quality control procedures of flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes, flexible bronchoscopes, flexible ear, nose, and throat endoscopes, flexible urology endoscopes, and other types of reusable flexible endoscopes used in procedural and surgical settings, and semi-rigid operative endoscopes (e.g., choledochoscopes) used in health care facilities. These guidelines are intended to provide comprehensive information and direction for health care personnel in the processing of these reusable devices and accessories to render them safe for patient use.
About AAMI
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation® (AAMI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1967. It is a diverse community of more than 8,000 professionals united by one important mission—the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology.
AAMI is the primary source of consensus standards, both national and international, for the medical device industry, as well as practical information, support, and guidance for healthcare technology and sterilization professionals. AAMI helps members:
Contain costs
Stay on top of new technology and policy developments
Add value in healthcare organizations
Improve professional skills
Enhance patient care
AAMI provides a unique and critical forum for a variety of professionals including clinical and biomedical engineers and technicians, physicians, nurses, hospital administrators, educators, scientists, manufacturers, distributors, government regulators, and others with an interest in healthcare technology. AAMI fulfills its mission through:
Courses, conferences, and continuing education, including certification programs.
Collaborative initiatives, including summits with the FDA
A rich array of resources, including peer-reviewed journals, technical documents, books, videos, podcasts, and other products.