Advanced Technology Addresses Sterilization Challenges in Medical Instrumentation
OVERVIEW
The need for an alternative method to sterilize medical instruments has been acknowledged by the FDA and CDC for decades, as evidenced by the increase in disease transmission resulting from the failure to remove microbial contaminants in increasingly complex medical instruments and devices. For example, flexible endoscopes and orthopedic implants present sterilization challenges due to their complex construction, the inclusion of electrical and mechanical components, and material sensitivities to thermal or chemical sterilants.
