The U.S. subsidiary of Danish ultrasound B-K Medical said it has been working with the U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center for Patient Safety to address concerns regarding the proper cleaning of B-K Medical transrectal ultrasound transducers.
The VA had learned earlier in the year that one of its medical facilities had not properly cleaned its transrectal ultrasound transducer, even though it had been washed and sterilized, according to B-K Medical Systems of Wilmington, MA. The VA then asked its 154 centers to report their disinfection procedures for the device.
After gathering information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, B-K, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the VA issued letters to specific patients who had been examined with the equipment, B-K said.
All of the necessary information regarding the proper cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of endocavity probes is clearly stated in the system and probe manuals, however, B-K said.
B-K said it has worked closely with the VA National Center for Patient Safety to clearly define a VA protocol for the cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of transrectal and transperineal biopsy transducers to be used in VA facilities. The protocol includes step-by-step procedures and visual aids to be posted within each appropriate department, B-K said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
June 8, 2006
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