CSS Finds a Clever Approach to a Tricky Autoclave Installation Written by: CSS Marketing Team CSS Finds a Clever Approach to a Tricky Autoclave Installation Project Name: University of Wisconsin-Madison Project Location: Madison, Wisconsin Type of Project: Sterilizer Upgrade The Client The Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison specializes in research and education across all levels of biological organization and areas of study. The department also considers […] Tweet Like Share
University Laboratory Doubles Throughput with Tower Units Written by: Arthur Trapotsis Challenge A core research lab at a Southeastern-based university approached ARES Scientific, a long-standing sales partner for Consolidated Sterilizer Systems, with the need to increase sterilization throughput without adding a second core room. During initial meetings, the client explained to Ryan Coutant, Vice President of ARES Scientific, that they wanted to add sterilization capacity to […] Tweet Like Share
Case Study: Consolidated Sterilizer Systems Performs Custom Autoclave Installation for Leading Biopharmaceutical Company Written by: Arthur Trapotsis The Client | Bioverativ Bioverativ, a biopharmaceutical company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is dedicated to transforming the lives of people with hemophilia, cold agglutinin disease and other rare blood disorders. A Sanofi company, Bioverativ is an industry-leading provider of factor replacement therapy for patients suffering from hemophilia A and hemophilia B. Bioverativ’s Challenges In addition […] Tweet Like Share
Major Research University Upgrades Autoclaves to the Cloud Written by: Jason Thompson Project Name: Michigan State University Project Location: East Lansing, Michigan Type of Project: Cloud Upgrade Kit to Existing CSS Autoclave The Client The Department of Horticulture and Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences are two of the largest departments at Michigan State University, a well-known public research university with over 50,000 students. The two […] Tweet Like Share
Consolidated Sterilizer Installed in Germfree Mobile Lab in Abu Dhabi Written by: Arthur Trapotsis Consolidated Sterilizer Systems is excited to announce one of its autoclaves has been installed in a Germfree mobile biocontainmment laboratory being used as part of a public health response in United Arab Emirates. The installation project with Germfree features Consolidated’s small double-door pass thru autoclave, a specialty steam sterilizer used primarily for BSL-3 laboratories. Jeff […] Tweet Like Share
Autoclaves for BSL-3 Facilities—Part 3: Effluent Decontamination Systems Written by: Scott Mechler This is the final article of a three-part series describing BSL-3 autoclaves, also commonly known as biocontainment sterilizers. These types of sterilizers are essential in handling microbes that can lead to serious or potentially lethal disease through inhalation. Links to our first and second article can be found here: Part 1: The Bio-Seal Part 2: Autoclave […] Tweet Like Share
From Boston to Doha: CSS Installs Steam Autoclave in Qatar for Its Supreme Council of Health Written by: Jason Thompson CSS is happy to welcome back our National Service Manager, Byron Holt, from Doha, Qatar. Mr. Holt traveled 7,000+ miles from our Boston headquarters to help Qatar’s Supreme Council of Health accept and install our SR-24A-ADVPLUS steam autoclave in their Food Control Laboratory. Read more → Tweet Like Share
Is Your Amsco Autoclave Getting Old? 4 Benefits of a Control System Upgrade to Extend the Life of Your Older-Model Autoclave Written by: Mike Peters Autoclaves typically last more than 20 years, but as they age, so does the technology that supports them. As a result, labs with older model autoclaves/sterilizers—such as Amsco® autoclaves—predictably operate at less than full capacity due to compromised performance. Read more → Tweet Like Share
7.12.23 Cordyceps Sterilization: How to Kill “The Last of Us” Parasite → In HBO’s recent adaptation of “The Last of Us,” a popular action-adventure video game, life as we know it is upended by a parasitic fungus that transforms its human hosts into zombies. The culprit? Cordyceps, a real-life genus of fungus which is best known for infecting insects (most famously ants) in much the same manner […]
6.30.23 Top 13 Sterile Processing Mistakes in Hospitals → When it comes to ensuring patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is among the last lines of defense. It’s this department’s sole responsibility to make sure that reusable instruments and devices are properly decontaminated, sterilized, and ultimately safe to use in future procedures — protecting patients from […]
6.22.23 Sterilization vs. High-Level and Low-Level Disinfection [a 3-Point Comparison] → In a 1939 paper, microbiologist Earle H. Spaulding introduced a system for determining which medical devices and instruments needed disinfection and which ones required sterilization. In it, he proposed that critical instruments would need to be subjected to more stringent disinfection protocols than non-critical patient care items. Today, this framework is fittingly known as Spaulding […]
