[Questions about re-sterilization and reuse of sterile disposable devices]. / Diszpozibilis steril eszközök újrasterilizálásának és ismételt használatának kérdése.

Authors deal with the problems of restilization and reuse of sterile disposable devices on the basis of literary data, their own experiences, and the standpoints offered on the Fourth Symposium of the Canadian Office for Health Technology Assessment. They state, though the reuse of sterile disposable items is possible to work out, it needs a very sophisticated technology, its thriftiness is often doubtful, and the related legal and ethical problems are mostly unsettled. The personal, material and legal preconditions assuring a safe reuse do not exist in Hungary at present.

Automatic indirect sphygmomanometry.

After discussing the different methods of indirect blood pressure measurement the paper describes the fully automatic indirect blood pressure measuring apparatus, Type AVM-2 and AVM-4, development in Hungary. Experience gained using these instruments is reported and the requirements for this type of instrument outlined. Finally the paper discusses the most important characteristics of this equipment.