Originally Posted by
patdesign
Been there done that, I cringe when I see all these things disposed of, however my son a Neurosurgeon told me that they fo indeed make these specifically to be disposed of and they are not of the same quality as those things that they used to autoclave. It does make you wonder about our disposable society though.
Surgical/medical equipment is an area where I am willing to accept things being disposed of, rather than reused, given the possibilities of disease transmission. We just had a couple of cases last year where in one case, the doctor was reusing one time (per mfr) use equipment and then contacted patients to warn about a possible exposure to a transmissible disease and another doctor was allowing poor practice with syringes being reused.
However, taking them home for use and good cleaning, forceps and scissors are great tools. I have bought tools at home, jewelry, and gun shows (i.e. dental picks and tweezers).