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| Practice Makes Perfect |
This past week one of our real time stories focused on
simulated-use testing. When developing devices for use on humans, it is always
a good idea to know what to expect, good and bad. Obviously, this is the point
of much of the research and testing which goes into medical device product
development. As the phrase implies, simulated-use testing attempts to mimic as
close as possible the conditions that a surgical instrument will be used in, in
actual clinical use. For a while, Healthmark has been focused on products that
simulate the cleaning challenge of surgical instruments. The reason for
simulation is because it is often not possible, or advisable to test
instruments that have actually been used on patients. Simulated testing
provides safe and reliable feedback to performance.
Practice makes perfect (hopefully) in everything, including
instrument reprocessing.
Sincerely,
Ralph J. Basile
Vice President Marketing
Healthmark Industries Company, Inc. |
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Simulated-use testing
can take two forms: First, challenging a cleaning device or method with a
standardized device that physically represents the medical device(s) that are
to be cleaned by the cleaning equipment/method. The second method is to soil
the actual medical device with an artificial soil that represents the key
characteristics of the contaminates the instrument is likely to come in contact
with during clinical use.
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