Mar 24, 2023 13:30
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French term

Stérilisation à nue

French to English Science Medical: Instruments Laboratory work instructions
The term appears as follows: un cycle de stérilisation de gel à base d’acide hyaluronique en seringues selon le process de Stérilisation à nue

I haven't been able to find out any information about Stérilisation à nue. Could it be "open sterilisation"?

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unpackaged sterilization

Before it can be reliably translated, we need evidence of what stérilisation à nue is. Since we are dealing with botoxers et autres injectors of hyaluronic acid (about whom there was a horrifying documentary on French TV recently, with much said about lamentable hygiene) it might indeed be sterilization of unpackaged instruments, so unpackaged sterilization.

For which I find some references (mostly Canadian), along with 'bare sterilization'.

"Sterilization and Unpackaged Items
An unpackaged cycle (sometimes called flash sterilization) is a method for sterilizing patient care items for immediate use. Unpackaged sterilization should only be used under certain conditions; • Thorough cleaning and drying of instruments preceded unpackaged cycle; • Mechanical parameters are checked and an internal chemical indicator is used for each cycle; • Care is taken to avoid thermal injury to staff or patients; • Items are transported aseptically to the point of use to maintain sterility. When sterile items are left open to the air, they can quickly become contaminated. Therefore, critical instruments that are sterilized unpackaged should be used immediately and not be stored."
https://oralhealthbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/06.02.004...

"Recommendation for semi-critical (nonsurgical) instruments used: we recommend unpackaged sterilization in autoclaves as a minimum. Critical (surgical) instruments used must be packaged according to regulations and marked for sterilization in the autoclave"
http://www.sunshine-dental.de/IFU/GebrauchsAufbereitungshinw...

"Highly dangerous oral instruments in bare sterilization and general container packaging should be used immediately after sterilization"
https://www.dentalinbox.com/operational-specifications-for-d...


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Note added at 2 hrs (2023-03-24 16:18:35 GMT)
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Or, as given as an alternative above, flash sterilization:

Flash Sterilization
The process by which unwrapped instruments are sterilized for immediate use when an emergency situation arises"
https://www.slideshare.net/lahcmultimedia/chapter-14-point-o...

"An unwrapped cycle (sometimes called flash sterilization) is a method for sterilizing unwrapped patient-care items for immediate use."
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/flash sterilization
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for your help. Was going to use open sterilization but then decided to select your suggestion of unpackaged sterilization."
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open sterilisation

I think you are right.

CN100408105C - Method for sterilisation of containers
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... the group of containers into an open sterilisation chamber, hermetic sealing of the sterilisation chamber, pre-evacuation of the sterilisation chamber, ...

omniaspa.eu
https://www.omniaspa.eu › sterilisation-et-controles
(open)Stérilisation et contrôles · indicateurs chimiques et contrôles biologiques de stérilisation · Papier, rouleaux et sachets de stérilisation.
Note from asker:
Was going to use your suggestion but then saw unpackaged sterilisation so decided to use that thinking it might be clearer. But I also found both options being used so thank you for your help
Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : Your references don't work, so we can't see whether they support your answer. But the first one apparently refers to a chamber that's opened, then closed for the sterilisation.
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I don't see why they don't work Phil. They work for me when I click on https://www.omniaspa.eu/
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