Table 3.

Quantification of a Typical Manufacturer’s Reprocessing Guideline.

Process	Step	Minimum Time (Minutes)	Type	Allocation	For 164 Devices and 1 Person (Guideline)	Real-Time Observation
Inspection	1	0.15	Visual	Per device	24.6	N/A
Precleaning	2	1	Running water	Per device	164	N/A
	3	2	Cleaner and brush	Per device	328	N/A
	4	0.1	Water	All	0.1	N/A
	5	1	Water jet	Per device	164	N/A
	6	15	Ultrasonic cleaner	All	15	N/A
	7	2	DI water jet	Per device	328	N/A
Inspection	8	0.15	Visual	Per device	24.6	N/A
Mechanical washer	9	2	Prewash	All	2	4
	10	2	Wash I	All	2	12
	11	5	Wash II	All	5
	12	2	Rinse	All	2	5
	13	40	Dry	All	40	20
Thermal disinfection	14	2.5	At 93°C	All	2.5	8
Inspection	15	0.15	Visual	Per device	24.6	N/A
Packaging for sterilization	16	N/A	Wraps	All	3	3
Sterilization	17	4	Steam	All	4	4
Drying	18	20	Up to 60 minutes	All	20	20
Total steps	18	Total time			19 hours	1 hour 16 minutes