Is an oropharyngeal airway single-use? Understanding the Importance of Disposable Medical Devices
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a single-use device is intended for use on one patient during a single procedure and is not to be reprocessed or reused. For this reason, nearly all oropharyngeal airway (OPA) devices are now explicitly manufactured and labeled as single-use to minimize the risk of infection transmission.
