Hospitals and medical centers face a serious conundrum. They are simultaneously the cleanest and most highly contaminated places in the world. Everyday life brings the average individual into contact with millions of microscopic threats every day. Microbes cling to human skin, solid objects, and even wet, recently cleaned surfaces. Usually, these tiny threats don’t pose a serious risk, and usually result in a case of the flu from someone touching a contaminated surface. In hospitals, however, even otherwise harmless bacteria could kill a patient. This makes it imperative that a sterilant be used consistently and correctly.
Compounding this issue is the fact that hospitals and medical centers are full of sick people. These threats could harm healthy visitors, other patients, and even the medical staff. When doctors need to perform surgery, or perform an invasive exam, the risks of contamination grow even higher. This is why hospitals and medical centers must use harsh sterilants to clean their tools. Not all sterilants are the same, however, and recent advancements make the process safer, the containers less likely to spill, the process of sterilizing tools vastly more efficient.
The Role of Sterrad Sterilant
The vast majority of today’s medical equipment is designed to be disposable. This is particularly true of equipment that comes into contact with patients. Still, there are still many objects that need regular sanitation. At the top of this list are tools like scalpels, which must be perfectly sanitized before a procedure in order to prevent life-threatening infections. The same tools must be thoroughly sanitized after a procedure to prevent the spread of potential biohazards.
The sterilants used to clean such tools are often dangerous for those handling them. If sterilants weren’t dangerous for biological systems, they wouldn’t be able to do their job. There are many specific rules about labeling, use, and necessary PPE to ensure there are as few accidents as possible. Still, medical professionals are always looking for a better, safer product.
Sterrad uses a revolutionary low temperature sterilant to clean vital medical tools. The cassettes hold hydrogen peroxide gas, which is safe for the users, the patients, and the environment. While lower temperatures can still be very dangerous for users, the delivery system is designed for safety first and foremost.
Benefits of Cassettes
Bottles are easy to knock over. Their lids are rarely entirely waterproof, and it’s difficult to control volume as you pour. When you’re storing something as dangerous as a sterilant, it’s important to make sure you have complete control over it. It’s also important, of course, to prevent as many accidents as possible.
Cassettes are designed to fit a particular delivery system. They are much safer to use, and they create far fewer spills. Since the sterilant can be used more efficiently when it comes from a cassette rather than a bottle, it also saves money. Since sterilants can be expensive, this is a great benefit for busy medical centers with small budgets.
Sterrad sterilant cassettes make medical centers safer, cleaner places. They protect users, reduce the risk of spills, and help medical professionals use their budgets more efficiently. Some tools you absolutely have to reuse. Make sure they’re as sterile as disposable tools.