Outpatient Surgery Magazine

CLEAN UP YOUR ACT WITH STERIS IMS. WE MAKE PATIEN T S SAFER ® Clean sterilizers perform better. That's why AORN and AAMI* recommend regular chamber cleaning in their equipment maintenance guidelines. The STERIS Instrument Management Services system is an environmentally safe, 3-5 hour DXWRPDWHGSURFHVVWKDWFDQEHVFKHGXOHGGXULQJR΍KRXUV O u r p a t e n t e d c h a m b e r c l e a n i n g s y s t e m: ` Removes most substances built up on chamber walls that could affect sterile packs or lead to drain system blockage ` Promotes efficient heating within the chamber walls ` Improves sterilizer chamber aesthetics and extends useful life ` Is compact and self-contained so that adjacent equipment can be used during cleaning Call 1.8 0 0.783.9251 to schedule your chamber cleaning today. * AAMI ST79 Section 9.4 Ask about case cart and rolling stock repair Actual customer sterilizer s t e r i s - i m s . c o m | 1 . 8 0 0 . 7 8 3 . 9 2 5 1 AV-24 Are you ready for inspection?

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• On Point
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• Are You Endoscopes Really Clean?
• Patient Warming Stops SSIs Cold
• Scratch Beneath the Surface
• Stop the Spread of MRSA
• A Look Inside Low-Temp Sterilization
• Make the Switch to Rigid Sterilization Containers
• Combat Biofilm
• Twice the Protection
• Get Reprocessing Right With Every Tool, Every Time