DOCUMENTING THE PROCESS – ISSUE NO. 349

Seeing is believing when inspecting the interior of a cannulated item. Of course, enhanced visual inspection is a crucial step to ensure surgical instruments and equipment are being properly reprocessed. Visually inspecting from the naked eye can be incredibly difficult and usually downright impossible. Microscopes are great for the visual inspection, but what about documenting the data? Inspection scope cameras are now coming equipped with USB compatible software that integrates directly with your PC. Now the internal conditions of lumened devices can be documented for record keeping. Having this kind of documentation makes department reporting more organized and efficient. Using high quality imaging cameras and advanced software to inspect hard to see lumened devices are the key to ensuring your department is delivering safe devices for use on the next patient.