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Re: disinfecting vaginal probes From: Paula Woletz (pwoletz@aium.org) Mon Jun 25 08:38:58 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: OBLink Newsletter: "8th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine Florence, 8-13 September 2007" Previous message: Myparadym@aol.com: "disinfecting vaginal probes" In reply to: Myparadym@aol.com: "disinfecting vaginal probes" The AIUM accreditation application does ask about transducer cleaning, and as Dr. Copel mentioned, practices seeking accreditation must adhere to the guidelines found at http://www.aium.org/publications/statements/_statementSelected.asp?statement=27. The guidelines state that the probe must be wiped, washed, rinsed, and soaked in a high level disinfectant. A list of FDA-approved high level disinfectants can be found at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/germlab.html. Conditions for attaining high level disinfection are in the right-hand column of the table. If you plan to use this list, please remember that not all of these products are safe for ultrasound transducers, and you need to check with your equipment manufacturer before buying any product. Paula At 10:06 AM 6/24/2007, you wrote: > I think the AIUM accreditation app asks about probe care. It > might be interesting to see if there is a standard. > > The hospital system I worked for took vag probe disinfection > seriously. For years we soaked in glutaraldehyde. Soak time 20 > min. It was activated on site and each pour was used for 2 > weeks. Mixing a batch required suiting up. Venting the fumes was > required by OSHA. Daily logging of test strips, temp check, > individual logging of each soak and a timed rinse were involved. > > Then we switched to Cidex OPA. By comparison it was easier and > cheaper. Soak time 12 min. No test strips, no thermometers. The > solution was still used for only 2 weeks but shelf life of the > unused portion in the gallon jug was much longer. Minimal > protective attire was required and no venting. I should have been happy. > > But no. My issue with both of these methods was the solution > being poured down the drain on a regular basis. How could there not > be effects on our liquid environment here by the Everglades? Maybe > what we need is a better sheath. > >Donna McMahon, RDMS > >Naples, FL -- Paula S. Woletz, MPH, RDMS, RDCS, FAIUM Director of Accreditation and Clinical Affairs American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 14750 Sweitzer Lane, Suite 100 Laurel, MD 20707-5906 (301) 498-4100 (800) 638-5352 Next message: OBLink Newsletter: "8th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine Florence, 8-13 September 2007" Previous message: Myparadym@aol.com: "disinfecting vaginal probes" In reply to: Myparadym@aol.com: "disinfecting vaginal probes"

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