Category: Ambulatory Surgery Centers

The STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System: Looking Back and Forward

July 1, 2015 — Almost four years ago, on April 5, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System, or “SS1E,”…

Risk of Disease Transmission during Cystoscopy: Discussion of a Specific Error in Maine

December 5, 2013 —A hospital in Maine (USA) confirmed today a medical error — namely, that it had been improper cleaning cystoscopes after their use during certain urological procedures. This…

The Trophon EPR Ultrasound Transducer High-Level Disinfection System: A Commentary

This article provides some initial advice and commentary to medical staff considering purchase of the Trophon EPR Ultrasound Transducer High-Level Disinfection System (or, “Trophon EPR”). Some of this article’s guidance…