Sterile Processing technicians work hard to receive and disassemble contaminated instruments. In addition, every sink has monitors to check and log sheets to initial. Would it help to use a non-enzymatic detergent at the sink to eliminate the need for temperature monitoring?
Why use enzymatic detergents for pre-cleaning
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Instrument Care,
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How does the lack of scrubbing and friction during transport and holding impact our choice of pretreatment and cleaning chemicals?
Prevent Biofilm with QEZ Bedside kits
Every endoscopy team must figure out the protocols and supplies to prevent dried soils inside and outside of endoscopes. Delays and dried soils may lead to biofilm.
COVID-19 and ProSpray™ Disinfectants
An update from Certol International based on recent information from the CDC.
Point of Use Instrument Care
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enzymatic,
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instrument cleaners,
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Why are surveyors focusing on point of use instrument care? Transport of Instruments may take one to two hours from end of procedure to start of soak time in Central Processing.
Why Use Enzymatic Detergent
Why use enzymatic detergents? Detergents work by reducing surface tension, allowing water and friction to remove soils. The key word here is FRICTION. Friction is YOUR effort with brushes and cloths to help detergent remove soil. Friction requires direct access to the surface area including channels, serrations and box locks. When enzymes are added to…
Fight Dirty, With Fresh – Certol® International Releases QEZ™ Bedside Kits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14th, 2019 Commerce City, April 14, 2019 – Certol® International, LLC announced that after 2 years of development and testing, it will launch QEZ™ Bedside Kits for the immediate precleaning of endoscopes at the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses Association 46th Annual Course in Portland, Oregon. The concept for QEZ™ Bedside Kits…
What are the Expiration Dates on Enzymatic Detergents Before and After Opening?
This is a common question fielded by our customer service teams and sales representatives. Often times, detergents are confused with high level disinfectants when it comes to the issue of marking containers upon opening. Most high level disinfectants must be marked with the date upon opening the container. Instructions for use on high level disinfectants…
Certol Donates to Kansas Mission of Mercy Manhattan 2017
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giving back,
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Each year, Certol donates products from our infection prevention line to Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM), a free dental clinic held by the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation. In 2017, we are donating six cases of ProSpray wipes Soft Packs, ten boxes of ProTray Disposable Instrument Trays, and two cases of ProEZ foam Ready-to-Use Foaming Enzymatic…
Certol Donates Infection Prevention and Instrument Cleaning Products to Mission Medical Center
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enzymatic,
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Certol recently exhibited at the American Dental Association (ADA) 157th Annual Session in Denver, CO and was glad to be able to provide a number of product donations to Mission Medical Center at the close of the show. Kellie West, Mission Medical Center’s Dental Manager, was given multiple ProSpray wipes Canisters and a variety of…