OSE_1306_part2_Layout 1 6/3/13 3:40 PM Page 54
I N F E C T I O N
P R E V E N T I O N
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
What's New in Sterilization
H
ere are 4 new or recently updated products that can help
your facility's sterile processing department work more efficiently than ever.
3M
Attest Super Rapid Readout Biological
Indicators
go.3m.com/needforspeed
Get steam sterilization biological results
quickly with these indicators and challenge
packs. Confirmation of sterilization can be
had up to 3 times faster when used in conjunction with the new 3M
Attest Auto-Reader 490. Pre-vacuum results are provided in 1 hour
and gravity results in 30 minutes. Auto-Reader connectivity is available with some instrument tracking systems.
Advanced Sterilization Products
Sterrad 100NX System
aspjj.com/us
An upgrade kit lets you add a new cycle to the
Sterrad 100NX System. The new Duo cycle lets
facilities terminally sterilize flexible endoscopes and
cameras together, in just 60 minutes. Existing
Sterrad 100NX Systems, which provide advanced
hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization, already allow 24- to 47minute cycles for a variety of surgical instruments. The Sterrad
100NX System is an expandable platform that can be upgraded as
5 4
O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2013
