How to Properly Clean Surgical Instruments: Part III The cleaning of surgical instruments is defined as the process of removing foreign material (e.g., bioburden, biofilm) from the instruments and is...
How to Properly Clean Surgical Instruments: Part II In Part I of ‘How to Properly Clean Surgical Instruments’ we discussed how important proper and complete cleaning is when it comes...
How to Properly Clean Surgical Instruments: Part I The cleaning of surgical instruments is defined as the process of removing foreign material (e.g., bioburden, biofilm) from the instruments and is...
A Checklist For Purchasing New Surgical Instruments: Part II The first step in reducing your patients’ risk of a surgical site infection (SSI) caused by a contaminated surgical instrument begins...
A Checklist For Purchasing New Surgical Instruments The first step in reducing your patients’ risk of a surgical site infection (SSI) caused by a contaminated surgical instrument begins with an...
How To Store Sterilized Surgical Instruments The proper storage of sterilized instruments is extremely important in order to protect them from contamination prior to their use in surgery on patients....
A frequently asked question in CS and SPD departments is, “After being sterilized, how long do instruments remain sterile?” Regretfully, organizations such as the CDC and the JCAHO do not...
“Standards of Practice” to Decontaminate Surgical Instruments Complying with a manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFUs) is an important patient safety issue. Failure to properly follow IFUs can result in a...
These are disassembled Kerrison Rongeurs that were reprocessed using the manufacturer’s non-validated IFUs. (And Why They Are So Important) The FDA mandates that all reusable medical device manufacturers provide instructions...
We are excited to launch our brand new blog series on the important and timely topic of cleaning instructions for medical devices! Here at Novo Surgical we know how hard you...
