In Vitro Evaluation of Integrity and Sterilization of Single-Use Argon Beam Plasma Coagulation Probes

Abstract

The combination of manual cleaning and ETO sterilization consistently sterilized APC probes. Ninety percent of the probes showed no sign of physical deterioration and 100% maintained their electrical activity after 10 uses. APC probes can potentially be safely and effectively reused up to 10 times, and a significant procedural savings is possible with reuse.