Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Infection Control, Sterile Processing
What makes an ultrasonic surgical instrument cleaner a must-have for your ambulatory surgery center (ASC)? ASCs thrive on specialized care and lower costs. As of 2019, nearly 60 percent of all outpatient surgeries were performed in an ASC.¹ As the number of outpatient... 
Oct 18, 2023 | Author: Jonathan Wilder, PhD, Featured, Infection Control, Sterile Processing
Do Your Cleaning Processes Have a Sweet Spot? Some of you have experienced my sterile processing department (SPD) song parodies at conferences. Here’s the latest, with homage and apologies to the late, great Sam Cooke: It was cold in the wash phase, The enzymes could... 
Oct 11, 2023 | Blog, Infection Control, Sterile Processing, Ultrasonics
Ultrasonic surgical instrument cleaners work by sending high-frequency sound waves through a liquid that usually includes water and an enzymatic cleaner. These sound waves produce bubbles that implode in a process called cavitation. The implosion creates a high-energy... 
Oct 4, 2023 | Author: Hank Balch, Featured, Infection Control, Sterile Processing, The Front Line
CREDIT: Thomas Chintala, Jr. A Call to Action around Loaner Quality A recent photograph of surgical instruments haphazardly stacked on a trash can outside a hospital took our corner of the internet by storm and provided a sobering snapshot of a much larger issue...
