Preventing Surgical Infections Caused By Biofilms
In an earlier blog we examined the report on a Denver hospital that had a large outbreak of contaminated surgical instruments (Elmed blog 47, March 10, 2021). This tragic event caused a lot of significant, painful and costly consequences to the hospital and their patients. Specifically “On May 10, 2018...
What Does An Instrument Manufacturer Have To Do To Validate Their Cleaning IFUs? (Part V)
This Five-Part Series has dealt with the FDA’s mandate that all reusable medical device manufacturers provide validated instructions for successfully reprocessing their devices. “FDA interprets these regulations to require manufacturers to validate the design, including reprocessing instructions, of reusable devices to ensure that the device can be effectively reprocessed and...
