Designation:F700−93(Reapproved2014)StandardPracticeforCareandHandlingofIntracranialAneurysmClipsandInstruments1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF700;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversrecommendedproceduresforhan-dlingofneurosurgicalintracranialaneurysmclipsandtheclipappliers(instruments).1.2Thispracticeisintendedtoinformhospitalreceivingpersonnel,centralsupplypersonnel,operatingroompersonnel,andotherindividualswhowillhandleintracranialaneurysmclipsandtheinstrumentsrelatedtheretoofrecommendedcareandhandlingprocedurestopreventdamageofintracranialaneurysmclipsandinstruments.1.3Handlingandpackagingproceduresfortheproductarenotapartofthispracticeandarecoveredinotherpractices.2.Terminology2.1Definitions:2.1.1clipapplier—anyclipholderdesignedspecificallyforaparticulartypeclipusedduringsurgicalproceduresinvolvingtheimplantationofintracranialaneurysmclips.Thisdeviceisreferredtointhispracticeasaclipapplier.2.1.2intracranialaneurysmclip—adeviceintroducedsur-gicallytooccludethebloodinletintoanintracranialaneurysmwiththeintentionthatitremainwithinthebodyfollowingthesurgery.Thisdeviceisreferredtointhispracticeasan“implant,”specificallyasanintracranialaneurysmclip.3.ReceivingImplantsandInstruments3.1Receipt:3.1.1Manyimplantsarewrappedinspecialpackages,envelopes,orothercontainers.Thesewrappingsshouldnotberemovedbythereceivingpersonnel.3.1.2Carefullyhandlenonsterilizedimplantsandinstru-mentsuponreceipttoavoidscratching,marking,orabrasionbyotherimplants,instruments,unpackingtools,orbydrop-pingorotherwiseendangeringthesurfacefinishorconfigura-tion.3.2Transport—Transportinamannertoprecludeanydamageoralterationtothereceivedconditionoftheimplantorinstrument(clipapplier).3.3Storage:3.3.1Storetheaneurysmclipsandappliersprior...
