Life Of A Catheter

After clinical use, the devices are packaged per NEScientific Handling Instructions, which helps decrease potential damage to the devices and increase the reprocessing potential. Using the pre-paid FedEx® labels provided, Customer’s schedule FedEx pickup and the devices are on the way to NEScientific.

Once the devices arrive at NEScientific, the devices are initially inspected for potential issues or unrepairable damage that would prevent them from being reprocessed. While NEScientific is constantly improving their reprocessing capabilities, there are strict quality control guidelines as to what is acceptable to be reprocessed.

Every device goes through an extensive decontamination and cleaning process for that type of device. Each device is also manually inspected at multiple points throughout the production cycle.

“NEScientific’s proprietary technology in what has allowed us to develop effective cleaning methods to prepare the device for another clinical use. Every device has a device history record to make sure each step in the process has been completed.

Devices are individually inspected and tested for functionality. After passing all required steps, each device is pouched and labelled to be sterilized.

After making it through the reprocessing process, devices are sterilized using 100% ETO. Post-sterilization testing confirms the devices have met all established requirements and are ready for final inspection before being sold.

Devices are cleared by the NEScientific Quality team as having met all required internal specifications. The devices are added to inventory and able to be purchased by Customers.