Method of manufacturing a container, system and method for handling of a surgical instrument

Abstract

A method for handling of a surgical instrument in a healthcare facility during a reprocessing cycle. The method including: reprocessing the surgical instrument in at least one reprocessing apparatus for cleaning the surgical instrument, transporting the cleaned surgical instrument from the at least one reprocessing apparatus to a storage cabinet with a transport container comprising at least one first wall having a first inner surface defining a first storage space for accommodating the surgical instrument, and storing the transported surgical instrument in a storage cabinet comprising at least one second wall having a second inner surface defining a second storage space for accommodating the surgical instrument. Wherein at least a portion of the first inner surface and second inner surface of the storage cabinet and the transport container is an antimicrobial surface.

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