Comments on: What happens to power tools that are used in surgeries? http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:59:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Goldie http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/comment-page-1/#comment-3077 Goldie Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:25:07 +0000 http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/#comment-3077 Odd question! I'm a surgeon... In general, the power tools are either electrically driven or (more commonly) driven by compressed air. The compressed air-driven equipment is entirely sterilizable (is that a word?) and is sterilized in the usual fashion using an autoclave - in effect a pressure cooker used to achieve very high pressures and temperature. It is then re-used. The equipment would be too expensive to discard though sometimes small parts like drill bits and the like might be disposable. Hope this helps... Odd question!
I’m a surgeon… In general, the power tools are either electrically driven or (more commonly) driven by compressed air. The compressed air-driven equipment is entirely sterilizable (is that a word?) and is sterilized in the usual fashion using an autoclave – in effect a pressure cooker used to achieve very high pressures and temperature. It is then re-used.

The equipment would be too expensive to discard though sometimes small parts like drill bits and the like might be disposable.

Hope this helps…

]]> By: G. http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 G. Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:15:00 +0000 http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/#comment-3076 There are some weird questions on this thing..lol But good ones...I would say clean them then reuse. There are some weird questions on this thing..lol
But excellent ones…I would say clean them then reuse.

]]> By: surfridergeek61 http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 surfridergeek61 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:06:18 +0000 http://www.whitebearequipment.com/what-happens-to-power-tools-that-are-used-in-surgeries/#comment-3075 they probably sanitize them and reuse them because they are expensive. they probably sanitize them and reuse them because they are expensive.

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