Or nurse submitted hero reports stating bioburden present on the loaner instruments they were getting ready to use for surgery.Found bioburden more than few trays in sterile processing department (spd).Staffs immediately pointed out their washers were not cleaning the instruments thoroughly.The devices were troubleshooted and nothing was found to be wrong with washers.Through the investigation, we found out spd technicians were not taking out the loaner instruments from the tray to scrub and pre-wash them.They would just throw in the tray in the washer without even opening them as it was brought by the representative and expected the washer to clean it out streak-free.Manufacturer response: for washers, synergy reliance (per site reporter) called steris and scheduled evaluation and maintenance service.
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