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...