Instrument Care Guide

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See recommended Reprocessing Instructions for Medical Instruments OR follow the steps below.

Steps to Proper Care and Cleaning 

Clean

To prevent blood, body fluids or tissue from drying on the instrument which will cause stains during sterilization. Shop Instrument Care cleaning products:

Miltex EZ-ZYME

Empower Dual Enzymatic Detergent

Clean & Simple Ultrasonic Cleaner

Disinfect

The instruments prior to cleaning/sterilization to significantly reduce the risk or contamination of personnel. Shop Instrument Care disinfecting products:

Metricide OPA Plus Solution

Remove

Rust and scale as needed after disinfecting and before sterilizing to extend the life of the instrument.

Lubricate

All joints before sterilization with lubricant to extend the life of your instruments.

 

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Steps to Proper Sterilization

Pack

Instruments in a sterilization pouch or CSR wrap. Shop pack sterilization products:

Duo-Check Sterilization Pouch

SPS Medical CSR Wrap

Verify

Proper sterilization with pass fail results indicators. Shop verify sterilization products:

Class 5 Steam Integrator

Crosstex Steam Indicator Tape

All-in-One Pack & Verify

Sure-Check Pouch

Autoclave

Tuttnauer Valueklave Steam Sterilizer

Monitor

To ensure your autoclave is working properly. Shop monitor sterilization products:

SporView Steam Sterilizer Monitoring in Office

SPSmedical PassPort Sterilizer Monitoring by Mail

 

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