During Shelbie Wilson's valve repair, the surgeon realized that the torn leaflet was too damaged to be repaired and Shelbie would be better served with a bioprosthetic replacement valve. The circulator selected the implant from its secure storage area and transferred it in its storage solution to the sterile back table. What is the appropriate risk reduction strategy the surgical technologist needs to perform to prepare the bioprosthetic valve for implantation?
A) Rinse the biovalve in sterile albumin.
B) Rinse according to the biovalve manufacturer's instructions.
C) Rinse the biovalve in 5 baths of sterile saline.
D) Rinse the biovalve in glutaraldehyde.
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