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Reusable Device Sterilization Validation

April 2, 2015

Important Considerations for Reusable Medical Endoscope Processing and Reprocessing

Every year Nelson Laboratories tests and validates thousands of medical devices. One particular family of reusable medical devices, endoscopes, can present unique challenges for manufacturers and  healthcare reprocessing facilities. Responding to recent attention on reusable endoscopes, particularly the reusable duodenoscopes...

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October 15, 2014

Nelson Laboratories Scientist Provides Clarification on Tissue Bank Cleaning Validations

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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May 15, 2014

Importance of Cleaning and Sterilization Validations, Even When they may Not be Required

Department Scientist-Healthcare Reprocessing I recently attended the 10th Annual FDA and Changing Paradigm for HCT/P Regulation Conference, with my colleague Wendy Wangsgard, Department Scientist, Bioburden. We presented topics of interest that have surfaced the validation realm, in addition to learning...

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May 14, 2014

AAMI Sterilization Standards Meeting Update on Processing of Reusable Medical Devices

On April 14-16, 2014, I attended the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) semi-annual Sterilization Standards Meeting. These Association meetings, and the standards discussed during them, have a major impact on medical device manufacturers, testing facilities, HCF managers,...

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February 6, 2014

What You’ll Learn at the MD&M West Nelson Laboratories Classroom on Validation Considerations for Managing Human Factors in Reprocessing of Reusable Devices

Agenda: Emily Mitzel will present on reusable medical device cleaning, disinfection and sterilization validations at the 2014 MD&M West Conference. Emily is a Laboratory Manager at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her presentation will include: Standards that govern...

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