Medical devices decontamination, a new perspective For a day in Dublin, almost 300 delegates are going to discuss “Decontamination – It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you …
Hard work pays off
After weeks of hard work, the moment has arrived: we have finally revealed the new uSonic washer. Just in time for the 4-day conference with potential distributors from Belgium and …
Internal affairs – cleaning the bloody mess (the one about washer disinfector cycle optimisation)
Everyone talks about optimising washer disinfector cycles and I have presented my holistic approach to the subject before in the Volume 19, No. 2 issue of this journal. Since that …
Prewash, Mainwash and Greenwash – sustainability in decontamination context
This is really a continuation of the line of thinking from one of my first blogs/articles entitled “process versus result”. This time explored through sustainability, a big word that is …
Robots, robots everywhere!
Picking up on my presentation at IDSc Conference in Blackpool, I wanted to expand on the thought of introducing robotics and automation into the decontamination environment. And at the beginning, …
Washer-Disinfector design features for efficient wash
The efficient wash must also be repeatable and it is these two features that create the desired combination. The most important feature of conventional Washer-Disinfectors is distribution of the cleaning …
Optimal cycle configuration
I believe that unfortunately there is no magic formula that wipes the test soil off the instruments in every machine every time. Every validated cleaning cycle is specific to the …
A couple of thoughts on the Edinburgh Test Soil
This post is an elaborated version of my recent Linked In comment in the group HTM2030 and EN ISO 15883 Washer Disinfectors I have been involved in countless tests of …