Michael
How Do I Know It’s Sterile?
Sterilization of reusable medical devices is a great thing to prevent patient infection, but how do we know a medical device is sterile? Well, the sterility of medical devices cannot be directly verified prior to clinical use. For this reason, sterilization processes themselves must be validated. The goal of this validation is to confirm the…
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No Cookie Cutter Approach- Part 2
For Part 2 of our “No Cookie Cutter Approach” Series, let’s talk about how to better organize the storage room for more efficient space usage and faster picking. Track systems can increase the storage capacity of a supply room by up to 50% without increasing the footprint. While you gain storage efficiency you may lose…
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Where’s My Indicator
Sterility indicators are everywhere…and nowhere. Every facility uses some form of process indicator to sterilize and store instruments. These chemical indicators are usually placed inside the sterilization package, but they also are sometimes integrated into or printed on products and packs themselves. Examples of integrated chemical indicators include sterilization tape, indicator dots on sterilization filters,…
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