Sterilization Made Easy, Simple, and Safe Laboratory professionals around the world prefer using Consolidated Sterilizer Systems. Our Advantage Series autoclaves feature Allen Bradley controls with large, intuitive touchscreens, end-of-cycle alarms, and streamlined documentation abilities. Furthermore, our controls come pre-equipped with 22 pre-programmed cycles, each designed to sterilize a different application. Not sure which cycle is most appropriate for a difficult-to-sterilize load? Wondering about daily maintenance procedures? We regularly post articles on sterilization tips and best practices at The Chamber Blog. Check out the Sterilization Cycles series, which explains advanced cycles and their applications. Also, see below for additional resources designed to educate end-users on sterilization best practices. User Guides and Training Sterilizer “Quick-Guide” – a reference sheet for proper start-up, running a cycle, and maintenance ADV-PRO and ADV-PLUS Quick Guide ADV-PB Quick Guide CSS Instructional Videos Series – Training videos for simple maintenance and operational procedures Guidelines for Setting Cycle Parameters Daily and Weekly Maintenance Recommendations Monitoring and Documentation All CSS autoclaves come equipped or can be retrofitted with our cloud-based monitoring, alerting, and data collection system. This integrated feature allows scientists, lab managers, and facilities personnel to monitor their autoclaves and download their sterilization data from any internet-ready device. Simply connect the autoclave via Ethernet or Wi-Fi to enjoy the benefits (cloud-based data storage, real time monitoring, and cycle alerts & reminders). Click here to download the full Cloud brochure. Do you still have unanswered questions about steam sterilization? We encourage you to contact us, today!
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 […]
