Various items sterilized with ethylene oxide gas

What are the various items currently sterilized with ethylene oxide gas in hospitals and medical product manufacturers in the United States, Japan, and China?

1. Endoscopes:

Laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, esophagoscopes, cystoscopes and urethroscopes, mediastinoscopes, thoracoscopes, esophageal fiberscopes, gastric fiberscopes, duodenal fiberscopes, colon fiberscopes, bronchial fiberscopes, vascular fiberscopes, etc.

2. Plastic and rubber products:

Gloves, finger cots, syringes, syringes, blood collection devices, infusion devices, blood transfusion devices, urine collection bags, laboratory tubes, ventricular catheters, intravenous catheters, vascular catheters, cardiac catheters, hoses, catheters, sponges, pads.

3. Instruments and equipment:

Automatic sutures for operating rooms, sutures, suture needles, artificial esophagus, artificial bone, artificial heart membrane, artificial blood vessel, Teflon artificial membrane, artificial lung circuit, cardiac pacemaker, pacemaker electrode, drainage device, postoperative suction device, lumbar puncture device, urinary catheter device, intraperitoneal dialysis circuit, thermistor thermometer, stethoscope, medical electric drill, medical electric saw, electric knife, battery, bone plate, camera, etc.

4. Anesthesia equipment:

Endotracheal hose, nasal hose, tracheotomy hose, suction hose, anesthesia mask, bellows, anesthesia bag, closed circulation loop, artificial respiration parts, sprayer, oxygen mask, etc.

5. Other cotton fiber products:

Clothing, gauze, bandages, cotton balls, cotton swabs, absorbent cotton, towels, blankets, surgical gowns, surgical caps, brushes, bedding, pillowcases, mattresses, mattress pads, books, toys, etc.