Trays

Trays are the containers used to hold and store cleaned, disinfected and sterilized instruments and medical devices when they are packaged for use by the sterile processing department. Trays are also used to hold instruments and medical devices while they are being sterilized in an automated machine.

Study on Social Practices Says Manufacturers Can Help Lead Quality, Safety Efforts

A new VHA whitepaper released today by Medline Industries, Inc. details how the company used observational studies and context-based design to build human factors and social behaviors into its redesigned Foley catheter management tray. ...More
July 19, 2010
Posted in News
Loaner Instrumentation: How to Turn a Horror Story Into a Happy Ending

Growing up, I became quite the horror movie buff. I recall Lon Chaney as the Wolfman, roaming the moors in search of his next victim, and Bela Lugosi’s Count Dracula who would strike fear in the hearts of Transylvanians – and moviegoers alike. And who can forget ...More
February 22, 2010
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Common SPD Mistakes and How to Solve Them

ICT asked members of the disinfection and sterilization community to share what they believe to be some of the most common mistakes being made in the sterile processing department (SPD) and recommendations for how to improve practice. Nancy Chobin, RN, AAS, ACSP, CSPDM, a ...More
April 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene