1: https://viralzone.expasy.org/678
2: Infection Prevention and Ultrasound Probe Decontamination Practices in Europe: a Survey of the European Society Radiology, C. Nyshen. 2016
3: Sterile Working in Ultrasonography: The Use of Dedicated Ultrasound Covers and Sterile Ultrasound Gel, Peter Marhofer, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Medical University of Austria Gerhard Fritsch, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Paracelsus and Medical University, Salzberg, Austria, 2016.
Customers are advised this testing does not imply that tested products will prevent an infection resulting from exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Additionally, this testing does not imply protection from acquiring a disease-state associated with such viral exposure. CIVCO transducer covers have not been cleared or approved by the FDA as devices that prevent healthcare workers from acquiring viral or bacterial infections.
4Analysis of the Integrity and Breakage Rate of Covers used in Ultrasound Transvaginal Exams, Jocelyne M Basseal1, Susan Campbell Westerway2 and Joh A Hyet3, 1Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), Sydney NSW Australia, , 2Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM), Sydney NSW Australia, , 2AFaculty of Dentistry & Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University NSW, Australia, , 3ADepartment of High-Risk Obstetrics, Royal Price Alfred Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia, 2019.