Equipment / Instruments

Dirty instruments
Dirty Instruments

Unit 10: Cleaning and Sterilizing

All instruments, implants and equipment used in a surgical procedure must be cleaned and sterilized before use. A number of different sterilizing techniques are available depending on the material properties and amount of equipment to be sterilized.

Topics

  1. Cleaning of Surgical Instruments
  2. Packaging for Sterilization
  3. Sterilizing Techniques
  4. Sterilization Indicators
  5. Storage of Sterile Instruments