The Solutions for Unburdening Instruments

Properly cleaning surgical instruments, that is to say returning them to the level of cleanliness and sterility required for them to be used in another surgical procedure, is a multi-step process. Simply running them through a sterilization cycle is not enough. Prior to sterilization, the instruments must be pre-treated and cleaned to remove harmful and often infectious bioburden. This bioburden (blood, mucous, proteins, fat and other residue), which adheres to use surgical instruments, not only presents the risk of cross-contamination, it can also cause serious damage to the expensive instrumentation itself. continue