Sterilization is necessary in the healthcare sector to reduce microbial populations, which can impair product quality. The market is growing as a result of several research and development projects, ...

Getinge Group, based in Wayne, N.J., earned approval from the Food and Drug Administration for expanded indications of its Sterizone VP4 Sterilizer. The Sterizone VPS sterilizer is a low temperature ...

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission offers a free, downloadable guideline that includes current policies and procedures for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable equipment, instruments ...

Rose Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, is the president/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting. Q: Why is sterilization such a hot and challenging topic for ambulatory surgery centers? Rose Seavey ...

NISKAYUNA — --- GE researchers are trying to find out how robots can clean and manage surgical tools. In hospitals today, this laborious job is largely done by hand. Operating rooms produce a constant ...

Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76 percent of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according ...

New York, Jan. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global sterilization services market is propelled by several key factors, including the rising incidence of hospital-acquired infections, a surge in ...

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WASHINGTON — A hospital in Fairfax County has repaired or replaced equipment used to sterilize its surgical equipment and hopes to resume using the washers Wednesday night after halting surgeries over ...