MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATION AND STERILIZATION THEREOF

摘要

Medical instruments solid lubricants are shown to survive an oxidizing sterilization process if they employ solid lubricants free from disulfide and diselenide compound such as molybdenum disulfide and the instrument is kept freefrom such compounds PTFE, powdered graphite and boron nitride are preferred solid lubricants. Of particular importance are flexible endoscope employing solid lubricants on fiber optic bundles encased in elastomeric coverings.