The importance of following a manufacturer’s validated cleaning and sterilization Instructions for Use (IFU) cannot be over emphasized. As readers of this blog know, the issue of adhering to all...
Central Service Technicians (CSTs) can have as much impact on reducing surgical infections as the surgical team in the operating room does. A surgical instrument that remains contaminated with organic...
Recently the FDA conducted a public advisory committee meeting to comment on the feasibility of various strategies to reduce (or completely eliminate) ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from large-scale, medical device...
The primary responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device reprocessing is to minimize the risk of a surgical infection caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris...
In Part I of this blog we pointed out that “The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm...
The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris after...
In Part I of this blog we discussed how the use of robotic-assisted surgery systems has grown steadily in the U.S. over the past twenty years. This growth has...
The use of robotic-assisted surgery systems has been growing steadily in the U.S. over the past two decades. In an effort to keep up with competition from other hospitals and...
Over the past several years this blog has frequently addressed the many problems caused by contaminated duodenoscopes. According to a recent study, data from three major hospitals documented the fact...
In Part I of this blog we discussed the fact that several reusable device manufacturers claim that their cleaning and sterilization IFUs are ‘validated.’ We then raised two important...
