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Why So Dry?

Proper cleaning, rinsing, and drying of medical devices are critical steps to successful low temperature sterilization. While the importance of cleaning is obvious to most people, why is drying so significant? To understand this, we should first discuss how water behaves under low pressure. Low temperature sterilization starts by evacuating the chamber of all its…

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Wrapped Rules

While there are a few options for storing sterilized instrumentation, the most common is blue wrapped instrument sets. While blue wrap is easy to use and can accommodate almost any size item, it can be prone to ripping, tearing and contamination, so let’s discuss some ways to help ensure the integrity of wrapped instrument sets….

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