scope's external components or internal channels. This might
sound obvious, but you should still educate your team to ensure
all staff can identify bioburden and damage on their scopes when
using magnification and borescope technologies. Nicks, chips or
discoloration may be assumed as "normal" or "expected" wear
and tear on devices if you don't develop a clear visual inspection
benchmark.
When addressing benchmarks for residual verification tests,
review acceptable ranges and testing sensitivity from the test manu-
facturer's instructions for use and current literature. While specific
acceptable ranges have been published in various settings,
advances in research and product capabilities, as well as the varia-
tion of test sensitivities, have made it difficult to set overarching
