The central role of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is to decontaminate surgical instruments for patient care procedures. By carefully following cleaning and sterilization protocols for used devices, the SPD plays a critical role in infection prevention. However, not all infectious agents are created equal.

Last month, Case Medical had another ISO Audit. We have them approximately two times a year, and it keeps us on our toes. As an ISO 13485 certified medical device manufacturer and an ISO 27001 certified software developer, a scheduled ISO audit and assessment ensures that we follow best practices...

Over the past month or two, we’ve learned that several facilities and health care systems have standardized on using germicides, environmental wipes, that EPA consider pesticides for cleaning our containers and other medical devices. Most of these disinfectant wipes are carriers for highly caustic solutions with pH >11 or composed of quaternary compounds considered hazardous to human health. And they…