Low-level disinfection wipes are not approved by any regulatory bodies in North America for high-level disinfection of transvaginal probes

If you are only using low-level or intermediate-level wipes or sprays to disinfect your probes, you could be putting your patients at risk.

Standards and guidelines in the United States and Canada require that probes used in endocavitary procedures must minimally undergo high-level disinfection (HLD) before they are used on the next patient.

The AIUM Guidelines for cleaning and disinfection of ultrasound probes state “Routine high-level disinfection of internal probes between patients is mandatory.”