On (b)(6) 2022, the tray was opened in the operating room prior to a procedure.Upon opening the tray, the truclear scopes were found to be assembled.The scopes must be disassembled prior to sterilization.The discovery was made prior to the patient being brought into the operating room.Since tray was the only one available, the procedure had to be postponed until (b)(6) 2023.To ensure there are no reoccurrences, staff and quality staff were made aware that the truclear is supposed to be disassembled prior to sterilization.The decontamination technician was also made aware of this oversight.Count sheet and processing instructions are currently being updated to reference the need to disassemble truclear devices prior to sterilization.No additional issues have been reported.
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