The Joint Commission surveyors are spending more time during surveys evaluating cleaning, high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization processes, according to an AORN report. This comes after The ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

The diversity of sterile medical products on the market is staggering. New, innovative developments are continually being introduced. Determining the best method for sterilization is not as easy as it ...

Sterilization Global Sterilization: Making the Standards Standard The new harmonized documents may hold the key to sterilization standards, but critical changes are in store for manufacturers. Robert ...

NovaSterilis Inc., a developer of supercritical carbon dioxide technology, has been granted US Patent 8,012,414 B2. The patent, dated September 6, 2011 entitled "Sterilization of Drugs Using ...

For healthcare professionals, ensuring medical devices are clean, functional and stored in a sterile environment is crucial for keeping patients and staff safe from harmful bacteria. In particular, ...

Yesterday, the FDA approved a medical device terminally sterilized by Noxilizer’s nitrogen dioxide sterilization process. Baltimore-based Noxilizer provides room-temperature sterilization technology, ...

Sterilization of primary packaging is important for vaccines. Sterilization of primary packaging, an essential step in delivering a safe, beneficial vaccine, ranks as a critical factor in the timely ...