On December 5th 2008, Case Medical’s Steri Tite and Medi Tray products were given an additional FDA 501k clearance. This means that the equipment can be marketed for use with a much wider variety of sterilizer models associated with Flash Sterilization. The company’s products were already being sold for use with pre vacuum and gravity steam sterilization, Ethylene Oxide, STERRAD 100, 100S, and sealed flash using their Flash Tite valve plate. It is now being recommended by the manufacturer for use with the STERRAD 200, STERRAD NX, ozone 125L, and pre vacuum flash using a qualified disposable filter.
Sterilization can rarely be thought of as a 100% guarantee. There are simply too many things that can go wrong. That is why there are usually so many redundant and confirmation type measures during the process. We can try to statistically minimize the risk associated with the use of certain medical devices; but frankly, this working environment includes by definition a community of ill patients – the hospital population. Pathogens abound in these surroundings. In fact, secondary infections are far too common within the healthcare system.
Fortunately there is not a 5 second rule when a surgical instrument is dropped. When this happens, a quick sterilization is used as a compromise from normal procedures. It is not ideal, but it is considered an adequate protocol. Such negotiated practices used to be done with open steel trays for transport near an operating room. Now they can be done in sealed containers instead. This adds assurance of cleanliness because of the lack of possibility for cross contamination during the travel back into the OR. Case Medical’s solution makes OR flash sterilization procedure much less of a compromised quick fix. The flash pan is rapidly becoming a historical artifact from the past.
The combination of Steri Tite and Medi Tray is not just a safe way to handle sterilization procedures in an emergency. They can also help organize whole sets of surgical instrument inventories and can be adapted with minor changes to manage any variance or tool preference. Their use is simply much more convenient for everyone involved. They can even make the potential nightmare use of ‘lender’ instruments much more palatable and safe.
The Motivation Behind Case Medical
The business of Case Medical concentrates upon the vertical development and manufacturing of custom designed, modular, and “do-it-yourself”, sterilization systems for the medical industry. Their sterilization cases and trays can immediately be assembled by the customer according to their specific preferences and needs. This company’s innovative adaptability makes it possible for the rest of the healthcare community to become that much more flexible and adaptable too.
Sterilization is a constantly evolving field. New innovations and technologies make their presence known all the time. More and more possible combinations of uses for various tools are becoming possible. With this constant flood of innovations, it helps to have a better way to organize equipment and procedures. In the process of streamlining, the ultimate beneficiary will be the patient who gets better and more professional care.
Caring enough to provide the most sterile environment possible for patients only makes sense. The equipment needed to do this is often expensive. Nobody can afford to make a mistake when making such an autoclave purchase. This free report can help make a reasonable decision easier.
