[Histonet] New cryostat decontamination CAP statndard

[Silverman, Jeffrey]

Here is the new standard for cryostat decontamination. No references are given documenting or supporting the need for this onerous and cumbersome weekly requirement. I suggest we lobby the CAP and demand  both documentation supporting the need for weekly defrosting or, better, a more user friendly and sensible standard.

Jeff Silverman


**REVISED** 06/15/2009
ANP.12087 Phase II N/A YES NO
Is there a documented procedure for the routine decontamination of the cryostat at defined intervals,
and are decontamination records evident?
NOTE: The cryostat must be defrosted and decontaminated with a tuberculocidal disinfectant at an
interval appropriate for the institution; this must be weekly for instruments used daily. Trimmings and
sections of tissue that accumulate inside the cryostat must be removed during decontamination. Although
not a requirement, steel mesh gloves should be worn when changing knife blades.





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