@fedluth3116 when it comes to needle drivers it is extremely important that the distal tip of the jaws do not gap in order to have optimal grasping capability on the suture needle. If you can see light shining through the distal tip when the jaws are closed slippage may occur on the suture needle when used at point of use, which can cause tissue damage and subpar closure. Great question.

@@CRCST.Journey i didn't, i went to school to become a surgical technologist and worked at a facility where we did both roles.

@sarahalaniz7837 it is made from elastomer material. There are two colors associated with testing (orange and yellow). Steris IMS makes them reference numbers are 621531 for orange and 621530 for yellow. I have never seen testing done on single use devices (most vet instruments are single use) but I believe it wouldn't hurt to test them as well.

@jaylagardner9159 in decon yes. Some facilities don't have chairs in prep and pack either so it is definitely worth getting comfortable shoes

@---------_________--------- great questions. This video was just for demonstration purposes and I believe I stated that I would not be using a countsheet as this tray is not going to be used in surgery. A countsheet should definitely be available for a set like this or some type of on screen verification process. As far as dumping instruments goes, I do get a lot of slack for "gently" dumping my tray. But I do not reach into trays this congested and recommend no one should. OSHA guidelines state that one should not reach into baskets when sharps are not readily visible. One to many times I have seen blades left on knife handles or needles left on needle drives, so I do not reach into baskets no matter how well organized the tray is. Now should one dump aggressively, no. But inverting the basket carefully will not harm instruments in my experience.

@WDYDCSP Thank you for the wisdom, another quick question, when trays come in from decontamination to the prep and pack area are they supposed to be completely dry? If not does that constitute them as contaminated?

@---------_________--------- that is a great question. Really great question. Short answer is yes they should be dry and no it wouldn't constitute them as contaminated. Reality is that they won't be completely dry and that is ok, but it is not acceptable to have them dripping wet coming into prep and pack cause not only is that a safety concern but if left on the shelves long enough provide a great breeding zone for microbes.

@@douglasbrekke3043 because gloves should go over the cuff of the gown.

@anasxd1161 coiling to tightly or unnecessary kinking can damage the light fibers

@betsyrodriguez8064 good question. At point of use instruments should be placed back on the stringer as a courtesy for ease of handling in decon. Instruments are pretreated at point of use and when received in decon, we remove the strung instruments and all other instruments from the basket. We rinse, sort, soak and rinse instruments prior to placing in the washer. When sorting, we do remove all the instruments off the stringer and either transfer onto a decon stringer or stand up in the fully open position in order to get maximum contact during cleaning.

@@22zeke pay and hours vary drastically. I prefer hospitals over clinics as I get to experience much more.

Just had this used on me last week!! Happy I know how to clean it

@@gilandrew2655 that load needs to be reprocessed. The barrier system is now compromised. It's not so much about the introduction of sterilant but more so what the sterilant does to the barrier system and the CI's

@@Noneya-b7t no, they are facility and unit specific. Typically for delicate or sharp instruments

@Noneya-b7t not required, and honestly unnecessary

@wagabagabobo-zg9ft that varies GREATLY. So I honestly can not answer that question without considering what goes into assembly quality wise.

When you say smallest to largest and curve before straight do you mean all the curved instruments 1st and then all the straights no matter the height?

@itsmetynice curved before straight of same sized and likeness of instruments, then gradually going up in sizes.

@@itsmetynice honestly, the facilities ive worked at, you just follow the order of the count sheet no matter what

@whomeye2168 the prep and pack area is not a sterile area, it is a semi-clean area. Sterility happens after the sterilization process

@@mazing32able you either have to contact your scope manufacture or order off of Amazon as I did for my personal eraser

@@WDYDCSP what's the eraser called so I can order it. Please and thank you