Comparison of performance characteristics between new and reprocessed electrophysiology catheters

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-83

  Lester, Bruce R ^a   Alexander, Alan A ^b   Miller, Keith ^a   Boser, Nicole P ^a   Sullivan, Brian F ^a   Brucker, Gregory G ^c  

^a SterilMed Inc   (United States)

^b Alquest Inc   (United States)

^c Innovations in Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical testing; Electrophysiology catheter; Equipment reuse; Mechanical testing; Reprocessing; Safety testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FORCE; HEART CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TORQUE;

CATHETERIZATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ROTATION;

EID: 33947194986     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-006-9055-z     Document Type: Article

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