include "_nav_tab.php";Instrument reprocessing is a multi-step process that has immense potential for error. Your staff must know the purpose of each step and how each phase interrelates to one another. Reprocessing includes all the steps performed to render a contaminated device patient-ready. Sterilization is the application of a terminal process designed to remove or destroy all viable forms of microbial life to an acceptable sterility assurance level.