Vendors and SPD should agree in the importance of IFU’s. In addition to keeping the patient safe, they also help maintain the serviceability of the device. Frustration mounts for vendors when [seemingly] out of nowhere, a new initiative of updating IFU’s comes up and they are unable to use instruments that have been processed many…
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However, the most overlooked and undervalued component in any autoclave is the simple piece of rubber that helps achieve a proper door…
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Closing the loop on when vendors pick up their loaned sets is good practice, in theory. But is it worth it? Following through on this endeavor is not as easy as it sounds, and not just because the rep is lazy. Creating and enforcing the process and its necessary documentation of each tray’s chain of…
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Water treatment to get good quality utility and critical water costs money. Filters, reverse osmosis/deionization (RODI) columns, and softeners have a cost of operation. Your argument for the capital for an improved water supply system (to go along with the prayer suggested last month) has to be based upon reduced instrument maintenance and replacement costs….
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Why are we seeing dark grey streaks and haze on our aluminum sterilization containers? This question was posed by a sterile processing manager after a new washer was installed along with new detergent recommended by the washer manufacturer. The new detergent consistently passed weekly cleaning tests. Could a good cleaning agent also cause discoloration? The…
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