Typically, hospitals hand wash surgical instruments: with dried on or excessive debris, that incorporate working channels and/or lumens, or when automated washing is not available. Hand washing places the processing personnel at risk. In the decontamination area, surgical instruments are received that are contaminated with variable amounts of debris and unidentified microorganisms. In the clean side processing area, devices requiring further processing are handled by unprotected personnel. CLEANING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS BY HAND CAN LEAD TO INJURY AND INCREAESED EXPOSURE TO HERPATITIS. THE CDC BELIEVES THAT AS MANY AS 18,000 HEALTH CARE WORKERS PER YEAR MAY BE INFECTED BY THE HBV, AND AS MANY AS 300 DEATHS MAY RESULT ANNUALLY. Workers at Risk Cleaning Surgical Instruments Inherent in the manual decontamination process is power spraying, splashing, the creation of the contaminated aerosols and the potential for infectious punctured wounds. The handling of each individual device is time consuming, labor intensive, renders limited through-put and has high overhead costs. Exposure Contained by Automated Washer Decontaminator Cleaning Surgical Instruments Don't just spray it, easy FOAM-it for more effective cleaning. Nothing will clean faster than the lubricating four enzyme UPS-1 Enzyme Washer Disinfector Detergent. Nothing will lower your surgical instrument cleaning costs as much as the UPS-1 Enzyme Detergent Washer Disinfector Detergent, guaranteed. The all-in-ONE Sponges provide an additional margin of safety.
An automated washer decontaminator can, and should, safely contain within its chambers the washing action, removal of debris and contaminated aerosols. The batch treatment of devices by Washer Decontaminators saves time, increases material through-put, provides for FTE reduction and lower component cost. It has been demonstrated that a properly designed Washer Decontaminator, that is used to manufacturer’s specifications, will consistently and repeatedly remove all microorganisms. Washer Decontaminators should be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s direction for use, to secure the most consistent and efficacious results. Worker safety or processing efficacy can be compromised by violating the manufacturer’s recommendations. Examples of such recommendations are: Keeping working chambers closed during processing and the use of purified water final rinses. A Clean Surgical Instrument is Safe to Handle It is critical that devices are cleaned properly to secure the safety of workers in the clean area. During the steps of inspection, sorting and packaging of devices, the unprotected processing personnel are repeatedly at risk from a surgical instrument that has remained contaminated with microorganisms. Within the implementation of the Universal Decontamination Precautions, it is our goal to eliminate exposure or reduce risk whenever possible.
Risk of Cleaning Surgical Instruments
The use of proper hand washing decontamination methods can render surgical instruments that are clean, but requires continual worker exposure to contaminated devises. The workers performance is influenced by skill level, knowledge and work load. This may impact the efficacy of the process. The use of a properly designed washer decontaminator eliminates and reduces overhead cost and provides consistence removal of all microorganisms. Once a surgical instrument is clean, it is then safe for further processing and handling. Proper cleaning is the prerequisite for disinfecting and/or sterilizing surgical instruments. Optimal cleaning can render surgical instruments that, at the end of the cleaning process, are sterile.
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enzyme surgical instrument cleaners, surgical instrument cleaning chemicals, stain removers for surgical instruments, surgical instrument passive layer surface conditioners, and surgical instrument lubricants.
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Clean is Safe
Risk of Cleaning Surgical Instruments
Cleaning Surgical Instruments
Clean is Safe
Risk of Cleaning Surgical Instruments
Summary: It is a recognized risk of exposure to unidentified microorganisms that processing personal endure during the reprocessing of surgical instruments. Our goal is to minimize the amount and degree of processing personal exposure to this risk and provide processed surgical instruments that are clean: safe to handle, safe for patient care, are processed at the lowest cost, and have received the prerequisite for disinfecting surgical instruments and/or sterilizing surgical instruments.
