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6 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Handpieces used in phacoemulsification technique of cataract removal: need for careful cleaning (DSI/2021/009) available at https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/handpieces- used-in-the-phacoemulsification-technique-of-cataract-removal-need-for- careful-cleaning-dsi-slash-2021-slash-009

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7 IHEEM. Top tips on decontamination of phacoemulsification handipieces. Advice from the IHEEM Decontamination Technical Platform [DTP] available at https://www.iheem.org.uk/iheem-guidance-on-the-decontamination-of-phaco- handpieces/

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8 Department of Health, Health Technical Memorandum 01-01: Management and decontamination of surgical instruments (medical devices) used in acute care, Part A: Management and provision available at https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/HTM0101PartA.pdf

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