2016 SPD EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY GUIDE
and connects to a stainless-steel wire core. The agile and maneuverable design allows the shaft to be pulled entirely through the endoscope channel, reducing the chance of re-depositing loosened debris.”
TESTING
Tom Overbey, Director of Marketing, Ultra Clean Systems, says when inspecting instru- ments, if protein on a surgical instrument isn’t identifi ed and removed then the device can’t be sterilized properly. Overbey says
facilities could improve its understanding of the dangers of prions, which are actually proteins and the root cause of Mad Cow Disease (CJD). “Prions serve no biological function and if a patient is subjected to instru- ments with this type of protein, it becomes fatal in patients and all the surgical instruments used in the case must be destroyed,” he said.
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“Residual protein can go virtually unde- tected and has the potential for creating in- fection or worse in patients.” Unfortunately, Overbey says it’s a common problem as many technicians lack the knowl- edge and/or effective tools for detecting it. “With any protein, especially hydrophobic protein where protein is well attached to an instrument, swabbing test methods are guesswork; you can never really tell where the protein is located on the instrument. If you do manage to swab where protein is located, you may not actually transfer protein to the swab thus giving you a false result. Additionally, some use an ATP test to check for protein when in fact ATP is a purine not a protein. With ProReveal fl uorescence protein detection test, an instrument is selected after being processed in a washer disinfector and is placed in the system. A special reagent is then applied to the instrument. The ProReveal shows you exactly where the protein is and how much is present on the instrument. You can literally see what your results are without swabbing and without the guesswork.”
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Paul A. McDermott, Director, New Product/Market Develop ment, McGan Technology, a company that makes products that test the integrity of the insulation on electrosurgical devices after decontamina- tion, says many hospitals still do not test instruments on a routine basis even though AORN and IAHCSMM recommend it. “We have listened carefully to SPD staff and man- agement concerns; many techs complained about the time [it takes] to test instruments,” McDermott said. “This past year we intro- duced the new McGan MM513 test kit which eliminated the need to use both hands and reduced the testing time in half. It’s now considered the safest, most effi cient insula- tion testing system in use today. We have non disposable electrodes that if taken care of properly, can last years versus disposable electrodes which can cost the hospital thou- sands of dollars over a short period of time. If a hospital uses 10 instrument sets a day the savings of fi nding faulty instruments with reusable electrodes would pay for a McGan unit within 22 days.”
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