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Evaluation of Rigid Container Systems for Sterilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Peggy Ryan
Peggy Ryan*
Affiliation:
Ryan Associates, Arvada, Colorado
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6750 Allison Street, Arvada, CO 80004
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Extract

The packaging of surgical instruments, medical devices and procedure trays for sterilization is indeed important. There are three choices for packaging.

The first two methods use traditional over-wrap packaging, with either reusable flat wraps of muslin or tightly woven textiles, or one of several types of nonwoven disposable wraps. Reusable wrappers must be monitored by labor-intensive inspection, delinting and frequent patching, and are easily contaminated. In addition, disposable wraps can develop tears and holes compromising the sterility of the contents. Thus, both reusable and disposable wrappers have drawbacks.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 10 , Issue 11 , November 1989 , pp. 525 - 526
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1989

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