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Washer-Disinfectors

Can Bedpans Spread HAIs?

A researcher from the Netherlands says that more investigation into the role of bedpans as a vector for disease is needed. In a presentation at the International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC) held in Geneva, Switzerland June 29-July 2, 2011, ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Researchers Report on Cluster of Pseudoinfections Associated With Contaminated Washer-Disinfector

Dror Rosengarten, MD, of the Institute of Pulmonology at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, and colleagues, reported on a cluster of pseudo-infections in patients in a bronchoscopy unit who had Burkholderia cepacia isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage ...More
July 27, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
New Data Demonstrate Automated Reprocessor is Superior to Manual Cleaning of Flexible Endoscopes

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) announces newly published data showing that the ASP EVOTECH® Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR) provides an automated approach superior to the manual cleaning required when using traditional AERs. ...More
July 20, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Medivators Announces FDA Clearance of DSD Edge Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corporation business group, announces it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of the Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes. The Medivators DSD ...More
April 8, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Stericert EtO Control System Enables Use of Oxyfume 2000 in Existing Sterilizers

Stericert Co., a division of H & W Technology, LLC, announces that its Stericert EtO control system provides upgraded controls, shorter cycles, uses less EtO gas, and is compatible with Oxyfume 2000 EtO blend.Stericert’s EtO upgrade control system provides ...More
January 13, 2010
Posted in News, 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
High Impingement Washing: A Vital Part of the Instrument Management Process

Most, if not all, of the washers utilized in today’s hospitals rely on high-impingement washing action to complete bioburden reduction levels that allow safe handling of instruments prior to sterilization. However, high impingement was not exclusively developed for ...More
April 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization