AAMI RD47-93

Addressed to physicians and other health care facility personnel, this recommended practice describes the essential elements of good practices for reprocessing hemodialyzers in order to help assure device safety and effectiveness. Specifically, the document covers personnel and patient considerations, records, equipment, physical plant and environmental safety, reprocessing material, patient identification and hemodialyzer labeling, reprocessing and storage procedures, disposition of rejected dialyzers, preparation for subsequent use, patient monitoring, and quality assurance and quality control.