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Medical Sterilization

MEDICAL STERILIZATION WHAT IS STERILIZATION? STERILIZATION IS A METHOD OF ENSURING THAT AN OBJECT OR SURFACE IS ENTIRELY FREE OF MICROBIAL LIFE. A LOW LEVEL OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT FOR CERTAIN ITEMS LIKE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, OR PARTS OF MACHINES THAT PRODUCE INJECTABLE DRUGS, THIS EXTREME LEVEL OF CLEANLINESS IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT INFECTIONS. TYPES OF STERILIZATION HIGH TEMPERATURE/ HIGH PRESSURE STERILIZATION EXAMPLES INCLUDE OVENS, WHICH PRODUCE DRY HEAT, AND AUTOCLAVES, WHICH PRODUCE HOT STEAM UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. CHEMICAL STERILIZATION CHEMICAL STERILIZATION INVOLVES THE USE OF A CHEMICAL THAT IS TOXIC TO THE MICROBES TO STERILIZE OBJECTS. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT MAY ALSO BE USEFUL, ALTHOUGH THIS TECHNIQUE KILLS ONLY THE MICROBES THAT ARE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT. GAS CHEMICAL STERILIZATIONS GAS CHEMICAL STERILIZATIONS INVOLVE SATURATING AN AREA OR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH GAS THAT IS TOXIC TO THE MICROBES. EXAMPLES OF CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE USED IN A GASEOUS FORM ARE FORMALDEHYDE AND ETHYLENE OXIDE. Ethylene oxide is known as the most universal sterilant because it can be used for sterilization of almost all medical devices including plastic and heat sensitive materials. ETHYLENE SPECULAS FIBER OPTIC ENDOSCOPE OXIDE BACTERICIDAL SPORICIDAL AND VIRUCIDAL SYRINGES OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENTS SURGICAL TELESCOPES ANESTHESIA MASKS CATHETERS ETHYLENE OXIDE IS USED TO STERILIZE ITEMS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SAVING LIVES - INCLUDING FIBER OPTIC ENDOSCOPES, SURGICAL TELESCOPES, OPHTHALMIC INSTRUMENTS, SPECULAS, SYRINGES, ANESTHESIA MASKS, CATHETERS, RESPIRATORS, INHALATION SUPPLIES, AND EVEN SURGICAL STAPLERS, STAPLES AND SU- TURES. STERILIZATION OVER TIME 3,000 BC O:O The use of antiseptics such as pitch or tar, resins and aromatics was widely employed by the Egyptians in embalming bodies. 1881 The research of Robert Koch and his associates devised the first nonpressure flowing steam sterilizer. LATE 1800's Surgical instrument design was radically changed when antiseptic and aseptic surgical techniques became the norm. 1968 American Physician, Earle H Spaulding, proposed how an object should be disinfected or sterilized depending on the object's intended use. NONCRITICAL CRITICAL SEMICRITICAL 1994 American Physician,William Rutala, worked with the CDC to characterize an Ideal Sterilization Method. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL STERILIZATION METHOD CONSISTS OF: HIGH EFFICACY RAPID ACTIVITY STRONG MATERIAL PENETRABILITY COMPATIBILITY NONTOXIC ORGANIC MATERIAL ADAPTABILITY MONITORING RESISTANCE CAPABILITY COST-EFFECTIVENESS CALIBRATION USED FOR STERILIZATION Periodic calibration of a data logger increases measurement confidence by comparing a measurement device to a traceable standard. Proper periodic calibration ensures the accuracy of a data logger throughout its life. MONITOR Capable of withstanding temperatures WHY CALIBRATE? All physical sensors become less accurate up to 80°C. due to the environment, usage, stress, and even 80° time. Sterilization data loggers can be used to monitor, record and validate sterilization ETO STERILIZATION cycles. DATA LOGGERS Sources: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-chemical-sterilization.htm http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cachelgsz62V6QR8.brnskl.com/shares/a-brief-history-of-sterilization/+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://www.mddionline.com/article/sterillzation-validation-25-year-retrospective http://www.cdc.gow/hicpac/Disinfection_Sterilization/17_0ORecommendations.html http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/guidances/ucm125067.htm http://www.eosaorg/ http://web.esb.ucppt/docs/562crisluirev pdf http://www.madgetech.com/data-logger-calibration http://www.madgetech.com/data-loggers/applications/eto-sterilization.html INFOGRAPHIC DESIGNED BY NationalPositions MADGETECH Profitable Internet Marketing WE BUILD DATA LOGGERS

Medical Sterilization

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Sterilization is the process of safeguarding an object or surface as free of bacteria. It is useful, and oftentimes necessary for certain surgical instruments or machines which require cleanliness and...

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