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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Materials Science
    • Healthcare Technology

    Background:

    • Reusable medical devices require defined service lives based on manufacturer instructions for use (IFUs).
    • Current IFUs often lack practical guidance for determining the end of a device's usable life.
    • Establishing an indefinite service life model is crucial for sustainable healthcare practices.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate a laboratory-based approach supporting an indefinite service life for reusable medical devices.
    • To evaluate the impact of repeated clinical processing cycles on device integrity and safety.
    • To validate end-of-life criteria based on visual inspection and functional verification.

    Main Methods:

    • Selection of worst-case, representative surgical instruments based on cumulative design features.
    • Subjecting devices to multiple, repetitive cycles of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.
    • Assessing visual changes, total organic carbon residuals, and cytotoxicity at various processing stages.

    Main Results:

    • Trend analysis revealed negligible effects of repeated processing on device physical condition over time.
    • Cytotoxicity and residual organic carbon levels remained consistently low throughout the study.
    • No noteworthy degradation or accumulation of harmful residuals was observed.

    Conclusions:

    • The study supports the feasibility of an indefinite service life for reusable medical devices.
    • End-of-life determination can reliably rely on IFU-guided visual inspection and functional verification.
    • Processing cycles have minimal impact on device integrity, validating extended usability.