Disinfection of used medical instruments. The reprocessing is subject to legal regulations (Medical Devices Operator Ordinance) that are summarised in the RKI recommendation "Hygiene Requirements for Reprocessing of Medical Devices"...

Sterilisation method involving pressurised moist heat. Autoclaves are primarily used to sterilise medical instruments, surgical linen, swabs, etc. The moisture even removes bacterial spores that are more resistant to dry heat...

Medical devices are no medicinal products, but are, in the narrower and broader sense, intended for human health as well. Art. 3 German Medical Device Directive (MPG) defines a medical device as e.g. instruments, dressings, implants. This also...