The safe processing of medical devices in the interests of patient protection
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The correct processing of medical devices serves the prevention of infection and, within themulti-barrier system of hygiene measures, is indispensable in the prevention of infection in the interests of patient protection. In order to achieve the ends of preventative health protection, the hygiene, safety-technology and legal conditions must be clearly defined, and the user must be made familiar with these conditions through a program of public education. Research work to further develop processing procedures, including quality assurance, is also essential. The issue here is the safe processing of both re-usable medical devices and medical devices declared as single-use. In 2006, the International Expert Group for Safety in Medical Device Reprocessing (smdr) was set up in order to analyze the various issues involved, and to define the necessary framework conditions for proper processing. The smdr is composed of hygienists, experts from various clinical fields, medical device specialists, and specialist lawyers, under the auspices of the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krankenhaushygiene, DGKH) and the German Society for Sterile Supply (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sterilgutversorgung, DGSV). On the German board, the area of hygiene is represented by Prof. A. Kramer (who is also the spokesperson for the group), Prof. H. Martiny and Dr. K.-D. Zastrow; the legal area is represented by Dr. C. Jäkel and Prof. V. Großkopf; the area of technical-functional safety is represented by Prof. M. Kraft; Dr. U. Müller represents the area of biocompatibility; economic aspects are dealt with by Prof. W. von Eiff, and issues affecting the users of medical devices are handled by Dr. M. Antz, Prof. U. Hesse, Dr. D. Gärtner, Dr. C. M. Krüger and Dr. R. Lippert. The International Board is composed of Prof. O. Assadian (Wien), Prof. D. Hu (Shanghai), Prof. J. Fereres (Madrid), Prof. G. French (London), Prof. H. Kobayashi (Tokyo), Prof. Li Han (Peking), Dr. H. Walfridsson (Linköping) and Dr. A. Widmer (Basel). The smdr is currently addressing the following issues:
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