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2011 Year in Review: Disinfection and Sterilization

ICT celebrates the end of the year by bringing you a review of the top news items and articles from 2011 related to disinfection and sterilization. ...More
December 27, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
AAMI to Offer Webinar on Best Practices for Rigid Sterilization Containers

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) will hold a webinar on "Rigid Sterilization Containers: Best Practices," on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The speaker is Martha L. Young, BS, MS, CSPDT. Rigid sterilization ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization: Best Practices

Immediate-use steam sterilization, formally referred to as flash sterilization, is currently a topic getting much attention by operating room and sterile processing personnel across the country. ...More
December 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
STERIS Introduces Amsco V-PRO maX Low Temperature Sterilization System

STERIS Corporation has launched the latest advance in its V-PRO line of healthcare sterilizers. The Amsco V-PRO maX Low Temperature Sterilization System offers three cycles and a number of advancements that enable healthcare providers to enhance overall processing ...More
November 3, 2011
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Researchers are Redefining 'Clean' in Study of Low-Temperature Plasmas

Aiming to take "clean" to a whole new level, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Maryland at College Park have teamed up to study how low-temperature plasmas can deactivate potentially dangerous biomolecules left behind by ...More
October 31, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
ASP Offers CE Program on Sterilization and Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing at MTORS

On Thursday, Sept. 29, Barbara Trattler, RN, MPA, CNOR, CNA, director of clinical education for Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), will provide a CE program for attendees at this year’s Managing Today’s OR Suite (MTORS) annual meeting. The program, "Sterilization and ...More
September 26, 2011
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Immediate Use Sterilization: A Review of the Basics

Some habits die hard, but healthcare professionals should be making a concerted effort to use the term "immediate-use sterilization" instead of "flash sterilization" to describe a quick turnaround of an instrument, but more importantly, facilities must know when and why ...More
August 2, 2011
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Case Medical Announces Breakthrough in Sterilization Technology

Case Medical announces that it has received FDA 510k clearance for its SteriTite sealed container system and MediTray products for use in STERRAD 100 NX sterilization system for use in both standard and flex cycles. Case Medical offers a universal sterilization system that ...More
July 7, 2011
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3M Offers Webinar Series on Sterilization and Sterility Assurance in the Outpatient Setting

3M Infection Prevention recognizes the important role ambulatory surgery centers play in the healthcare environment. To help practitioners meet their mission of excellence in patient care, the 3M Sterile U program has designed a series of sterilization education webinars ...More
June 8, 2011
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Medizone's Sterilization Technology to be Produced by Canadian Medical Device Manufacturer

Medizone International, Inc. announces that it has entered into a final product development and production agreement for the manufacture of its AsepticSure™ Advanced Oxidative Sterilization Processes, with ADA Innovations of Toronto, Canada. Edwin Marshall, CEO of Medizone, ...More
January 19, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization