You Are Ready To Get Back To Work. Are Your Autoclaves?
Thank you for all you have done and are doing for your institution during this time of crisis and uncertainty. You are the heart of the hospital to so many patients right now. We at Sterile Services wanted to take the opportunity to update you on a very important piece of equipment, your hospital’s steam sterilizers. In... Learn More
ST79 3.3.3.2 Steam Quality
Did you know the most recent updates to the AAMI standards includes a section where steam quality must be tested on a regular basis? “3.3.3.2 Steam quality Facility engineering personnel should ensure steam quality by a) monitoring, controlling, and documenting the process of generating steam; b) testing steam against the following critical variables: • steam... Learn More
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Joel Schafer, the VP of Engineering and Product development was recently interviewed by Hank Balch on the upcoming podcast “Beyond Clean”! Stay tuned for the full interview!
Did You Know?
There are many factors that are measured for an autoclave to be considers “working properly”. Did you know there are at least four common failures? Short term exposure times (flash sterilization) Below temperature exposure Wet exposure Inadequate conditioning With over 2000 studies performed on hospital autoclaves, Sterile Services has found that an average of 25-30%... Learn More