AAMI Standard 108

Hospitals and surgical centers are now being held to higher water quality expectations for sterile processing equipment. Equipment manufacturers are adopting AAMI ST108: Water for the processing of medical devices. It is also expected that accreditation groups will quickly follow suit. Prior to AAMI ST108, hospitals and surgical centers only had a guideline they could choose to follow, TIR34:  Water for the reprocessing of medical devices. However, a guideline doesn't have to be adopted if a facility chooses. Standards are often more accepted by organizations and are typically adopted by accreditation groups as the new best practice.