This technical information report (TIR) covers the selection and maintenance of effective water quality suitable for reprocessing medical devices.

It provides guidelines for selecting the following:

• water quality necessary for the reprocessing of categories of medical devices and addresses water treatment equipment
• water distribution and storage
• quality control procedures for monitoring water quality
• strategies for bacterial control
• environmental and personnel considerations.

Dates: Approved 4 August 2014 and reaffirmed 12 December 2017 and 29 March 2021 by AAMI

Pages: 76

ISBN: 978-1-57020-544-6