Designing For Sterilization
It's not hard to see trouble coming when a protective sheath over a hypodermic needle fits so snugly that ethylene-oxide gas (EtO), a sterilant, cannot penetrate the sealing surfaces. Or consider a two-part, water-tight float in a medical device. If EtO is selected, the float would have to be separated for proper exposure to the gas. That will require extra steps that add cost.
Testing for sterilityISO standards for gamma and electron-beam sterilization use special tests to measure how well a product meets sterilization parameters. It's useful for... Sterilizer could have a place on the production lineWhy not put sterilization equipment right in-line with assembly and packaging operations, asks STERIS Corp., Life Sciences, Mentor, Ohio, (steris.com).... UV sterilization decontaminates package exteriorsA non-contact sterilization system from Xenon Corp., Wilmington, Mass. (xenoncorp.com) instantly kills microorganisms on the outside of packages to prevent... 16-mm sterilizable motor for medical toolsDesigning surgical, dental, and dermatological tools is difficult enough. But engineers must also ensure the motors they specify for such devices can... Making Sure it's SterileThe task of picking a validation method for sterilized devices is largely a matter of following guidance and standards from groups such as the Association... Don't Just Validate a Product's Sterilization, Adopt; ItValidating the sterilization process for a new medical device can take more than eight weeks and cost thousands. Companies will have to supply several... |
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