February 9, 2022
There is a critical piece of reprocessing validations that has been largely overlooked for a long time: the cleaning chemicals. The devices and instruments used for the validations tend to get most of the attention. Recently Alpa Patel, Principal Scientist...
See BlogMay 19, 2016
With their flexibility and complex components, endoscopes present unique cleaning and disinfecting challenges. Endoscope manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and healthcare facilities are increasingly concerned about the spread of communicable diseases, including clinically relevant microorganisms, on reprocessed medical devices. The concern over...
See BlogMarch 10, 2016
Thor Rollins, consulting manager, and Audrey Turley, research scientist, have been invited to speak at the joint conference of the Association of Analytical Communities Southern California Section (AOAC SCS) and Food and Drug Agency (FDA) 2016 Spring Conference. Rollins and...
See BlogMarch 13, 2015
The following is a preview of the article Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization Validations for Tissue Processing Equipment, featured in the February 2015 issue of MD&DI magazine, by Nelson Laboratories Senior Scientist Alpa Patel. ...
See BlogOctober 15, 2014
Nelson Laboratories, Inc. Alpa Patel, senior scientist in healthcare reprocessing, presented at the annual American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) meeting last month on the topic of Equipment Cleaning and Disinfection Validations, something she calls, “the tissue industry’s compliance challenge.”...
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