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First, the polystyrene foam material used to construct ProTray is free of CFCs - chlorofluorocarbons and will not release CFCs into the environment during incineration. Second, there is always the need to balance the priority of infection control with concern for the environment. In today’s fast paced healthcare environment, barriers and disposables are the most…

For sterilization quality assurance, CDC Guidelines advise the use of three components:1. Physical monitors such as temperature, pressure and length of cycle using gauges on sterilizer. New sterilizers feature print-outs for each cycle.2. Chemical ink monitors (external and internal) for every package and every load.3. Biological monitors (spore tests) weekly.

ProChek S is specifically engineered for use with standard steam sterilizers (gravity and pre-vac). It is not suitable for monitoring chemical vapor “Chemiclaves”, dry heat or STATIM® pulse sterilizers.

Do not release the load of instruments for use. Check the physical controls (temperature, cycle time, etc.) and print out if available. Verify that correct cycle time, temperature and pressure are in use.Determine if the sterilizer is overloaded. Evaluate how items are loaded. Packages placed paper to paper or stacked flat instead of on edge…

Traditional detergent doses at about 1/3 to 1 oz. per gallon and is supplied in 15 gallon or larger drums. Super concentrated detergent is designed to dose at or below 1/5 oz. per gallon of water. MicroCare Medical SCD detergent chemicals are packaged in convenient 2.5 gallon containers, delivering the same number of loads as…

The MicroCare Medical SCD line of chemicals make life easier for Supply Chain and Sterile Processing with lower freight cost, reduced weight and a smaller storage footprint. The 2.5 gallon container allows more options on placement of chemicals and fits most existing super concentrate chemical holders. MicroCare Medical SCD super concentrates help budgets with lower…