The effects of use and simulated reuse on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloons and catheters

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 312-322

  Brown, S A ^a   Merritt, K ^a   Woods, T O ^a   Hitchins, V M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY (PTCA);

CATHETERS;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; DISINFECTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART CATHETER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; RECYCLING; SIMULATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; MATERIALS TESTING; PRESSURE; PRODUCT LABELING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0034787734     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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