ONE TRAY® Extended Shelf Life Testing

By kschlachter

ONE TRAY® was cleared in 2006 by the FDA with a validated 48-hour storage period following steam sterilization on a 4-minute prevacuum cycle at 270 degrees with no dry time required.  The FDA has acknowledged that the product was cleared with this storage period within which processed devices should be used. Innovative Sterilization has conducted…

Understanding FLASH and the Change in Terminology

By kschlachter

Understanding FLASH per the CMS 2014 document. In a memorandum from the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Survey & Certification Group on August 29, 2014, CMS outlined the changes in terminology with Flash sterilization and Immediate Use Steam Sterilization (IUSS). ¹  “Change in Terminology: “Flash” Sterilization vs. IUSS: Nationally recognized organizations with expertise in infection…

Like Fine Wine, You Can’t Rush Loaner Medical Equipment

By kschlachter

When loaner trays of medical equipment first arrive at a hospital, their level of cleanliness is simply the luck of the draw. “The same challenges with loaner equipment have persisted for years,” says Bob Marrs, who spent nine years with a surgical instrument supplier, in various educational and consulting roles, and previously worked in perioperative…

Sterile Processors: Front Line Virus Warriors

By kschlachter

Most people try to avoid viruses, but sterile processors live for daily brushes with them. How can a sterile processor stay safe and protect the patients they serve? When it comes to viruses, the global pandemic has inspired a daily diet of education in what they are, how they mutate and ways to avoid having…