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		richmarr on March 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D pri... > If its wrapper is open, assume it is used. You can only do that safely with single-use items. How about putting the re-usable item in a wrapper so that the same rule can apply.

killjoywashere on March 16, 2020 [–]

All surgical steel is reused exactly this way. There are plenty of plastics that get autoclaved as well.

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