GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Guarantee the effectiveness of the washing

technique for surgical medical devices of
biological origin used in the care of patients in
cardiovascular procedures in order to
guarantee safe care for ICB patients at the
different locations.

SCOPE
o work in the
This guide applies to personnel wh
de
services of the Instituto del Corazón
s, in which
Bucaramanga S.A. and headquarter
ures
there is an area for surgical proced

WASHING
OF RESPONSIBLE
MEDICAL-
SURGICAL Nursing Assistant
Surgical Instrumentation
DEVICES OF Surgeon
BIOLOGICAL head nurse
ORIGIN
IN
PROCEDURE
ROOMS RGEON
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SU

Verify and confirm to the Surgical

Instrumentation professional the
to be used
medical device of biological origin
ure for
Monitor the proper washing proced
ical origin
surgical medical devices of biolog

IMPORTANT RECORD
Fill out the files and/or forms of each
commercial house with the corresponding
patient data and physically deliver it to the head
of nursing so that it is filed in the physical history
of the patient.
each patient
 HANCOCK BIOLOGICAL VALVE
The Hancock Biological Valve is preserved in
0.2% glutaraldehyde. For washing, you must have
a container with 500 ml of sterile physiological
saline solution to insert the valve, then gently
shake the valve continuously for at least 30
seconds.

MOSAIC BIOLOGICAL VALVE

in 0.2%
Made from porcine tissue preserved
rile
glutaraldehyde, place 500ml of ste
tainer to
physiological saline solution in a con
for 30
gently shake the valve continuously
seconds.

WASHING
OF ST JUDE BIOLOGICAL VALVE
Made from porcine pericardium preserved in 0.5%
MEDICAL-
formaldehyde, 2 rinsing buckets should be prepared,
SURGICAL each with 500ml of sterile physiological saline
DEVICES OF solution. In the first bucket, gently shake the valve
BIOLOGICAL continuously for a period of 10 seconds and in the
ORIGIN second bucket, shake gently press the valve
IN continuously for a period of 10 seconds
PROCEDURE
ROOMS PERICARDIUM PATCH
preserved in
It is made from bovine pericardium
s must be
3% formaldehyde. 3 rinsing bucket
rile
prepared, each with 500 ml of ste
ch bucket you
physiological saline solution. In ea
ke gently.
must immerse it for 1 minute and sha

CONTEGRA PULMONARY VALVE CONDUIT

Preserved in 1% glutaraldehyde and 20%
isopropyl alcohol.
Prepare 3 rinse buckets, each with 500ml of
sterile physiological saline solution and wash for
5 minutes each filling of the container.