i was banded in TJ by doctor verboonen and ponce de leon of obesity goodbye . The facility was clean, i never felt in any danger.even tho it was atiquated by us standards. I didnt think to ask about the actual surgery tools! fingers crossed on that one, im 31/2 weeks post op and the sites look fine.
I am a respiratory therapist and yes you can sterialize rubber, we used to all the time using cidex and metrazone. You cant plastic which most of our modern supplies are made out of. I still would not want a reused cath tho ick!
johnette