According to the American Heart Association, transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) ultrasound probes use high-frequency sound waves to make detailed pictures of the heart and the arteries that lead to and from it.
Reprocessing reusable medical devices, like TEE ultrasound probes, can be a long and tiresome process, especially when you’re busy juggling various other tasks throughout the day.
A recent press release revealed that in a VA Medical Center in Georgia, over four thousand veterans had been exposed to improperly reprocessed medical devices.
CS Medical LLC has decided to continue as an APIC Strategic Partner in 2022 in order to keep fighting towards healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention.
With Complete Probe Reprocessing, there are now just seven steps to keep track of when reprocessing a TEE ultrasound probe:
