Carol Stream, IL, March 14, 2017: PURE PROCESSING LLC, a developer of ergonomic instrument pre-cleaning technologies and accessories, will welcome visitors April 2 through 4, 2017, to Booth #311, at the AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The company will share its newest assistive and automated pre-cleaning tools designed to help surgical and instrument reprocessing teams save time and contribute to better patient and staff safety.

The power of perioperative nursing professionals lies in their contributions to healing patients and preventing avoidable suffering. They also play a critical role in helping their health systems achieve infection reduction goals. In surgical and procedure rooms, AORN professionals are part of the larger team that cares for all reusable surgical instruments that must be sterilized or disinfected before the next use.

Successful infection prevention protocols depend on the consistency of the human work involved and the capabilities of available assistive equipment. Since surgical instrument reprocessing typically begins in the OR with initial pre-cleaning activities, perioperative nurses and technicians can benefit from tools that add automation and standardization to this manual process. Well-designed tools also enable faster, easier and more consistent pre-cleaning.

"Perioperative professionals and sterile processing technicians are interdependent," said Dan Gusanders, president of Pure Processing, LLC. "Both touch the same surgical instruments at different points in the use cycle, and both are responsible for the ultimate success of surgical infection prevention programs. Particularly in outpatient settings, OR nurses may be performing significant pre-cleaning duties for minimally invasive surgical equipment. It's important that they know what's available to help make these critical functions safer and more repeatable, effective and ergonomic."

The Pure Processing cleaning innovations to be featured at the AORN 2017 exhibit are:

· The FlexiPump™ Independent Flushing System: an automated flushing pump to copiously flush channeled instruments during pre-cleaning. Each system can flush up to three instruments at once, and has programmed flush cycles for consistent, repeatable flushing. While the FlexiPump unit is automatically flushing internal instrument channels, users are freed up to perform other tasks and are avoiding the repetitive motion injuries and challenges associated with traditional syringes and spray guns. The system's integrated pressure relief valves also protect delicate eye instruments, robotics, and suction tips from excess pressure.

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