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According to a scientific study published in the December print publication of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), 87 percent of tested sterilized rigid containers – used in the sterilization of surgical instruments – allowed ingress of aerosol-ized...

In a peer-reviewed study published in the December issue of American Journal of Infection Control, researchers documented that using Infection Preven-tion Technologies (IPT) NextGen UV disinfection robots and a dedicated team of trained operators resulted in signifi...

For surgeons who require arthroscopic ankle procedures from a posterior approach or who need to use an alternative surgical tech-nique because of a patient’s anatomy, Innovative Medical Products has designed the De Mayo Ankle Distractor “ladder” accessory. The...

Sealed Air’s Diversey Care division announced that Jim Gauthier, MLT, CIC, has joined the North American healthcare team as senior clinical advisor, infection prevention. In this role, Gauthier will serve as an infection prevention and control resource and an industry...

Key Surgical Inc. now offers cleaning brushes for flexible bone reamers. The Key Surgical bone reamer brush features a 31-inch rigid stainless steel handle/shaft with medical-grade nylon bristles designed for effective manual cleaning of a fl exible bone reamer – a...

Medtech has received 510K clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the ROSA Spine robot in the U.S. Obtaining FDA clearance is a major step in Medtech’s development strategy and will allow the company to market the ROSA Spine robot in...