Germgard' snew room temperature, surgical instrument sterilizer achieves total cycle time of three-minutes
For Release August 05,2009
DOVER,NJ -
Germgard Lighting LLC, a New Jersey based, medical technology company,
has demonstrated a break through advancement of its gas-based, room
temperature, surgical instrument sterilization system.
An independent testing laboratory is consistently achieving 100% kill
of Geobacillus stearothermophilus, the standard spore used for testing
surgical instrument sterilizers. The tests employ a single, three-minute
cycle, including preparation. The inactivation remains at 100% after 7
days of controlled observation, hence it is fully compatible with a single
cycle. Germgard continues to optimize the process, confidently expecting
no more than an unprecedented double cycle of six minutes total time for
lumen devices such as endoscopes and for Prion inactivation on neurological
tools.
Reduced cycle time and room temperature sterilization are important since
they reduce instrument damage, shorten inventory turnaround time, and reduce
the number of necessary equipment operators; critical considerations for
efficiency and ongoing cost savings.
The total cycle time for the process is so much shorter than for steam
sterilization or any room-temperature, gas-based sterilizer process,that
Germgard expects that current technologies will become obsolete and be
supplanted by Germgard's system.
The proprietary gas medium used for sterilization is unlike any incurrent
use; and is safe, easy to use, and short-lived, disappearing before the
exposure pouch is opened. The system can be fully automated; requiring no
high temperature presoak, no instrument pre-wrapping by technicians, no cool
down period, and no time lost for drying or special handling. It is expected
to be suitable for all surgical instruments.
According to Germgard's CEO, Dr. Eugene I. Gordon,"Commercialization and
implementation of our solution will positively impact large healthcare
facilities ...
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