Another key player in the sterilization equipment market is PRIMUS Sterilizer Company, LCC. Since 1990, PRIMUS has been designing simple yet versatile and easily serviced line of steam sterilizers. With corporate headquarters located in Omaha, NE, and production facilities in Omaha, as well as Great Bend, KA. PRIMUS sterilizers are designed and manufactured according to Quality Management System, which is compliant with ISO 9001:2000 and 13485:2003, FDA Good Manufacturing Devices: General Regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and UL listed through dealers, representative and authorized service agents for both domestic and international markets.





According to Connie L. Mansfield, Manager of Marketing Services, "PRIMUS is the only major US manufacturer with their own ASME certified pressure-vessel factory. It is our only business." The company takes pride in the unique Pri-Mirror® finish, which produces the most sanitary of all vessels." The PRIMUS clinical line includes 10 standard 316L stainless steel pressure vessels, from two to 72 cubic feet and custom sterilizers of virtually any size.

David L. Counley, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing says, "Quality and integrity is the core belief of our company since inception 20 years ago. The quality of our product is paramount ensuring we deliver the most cost efficient sterilizer with simplistic functionality and ease of operation, thus reducing 'Total Cost of Ownership' (TCO). Our ability to provide a complete 'turn key application' from design to post service and support enables us to consistently meet the unique challenges of steam sterilization." And board member, Peter Huff says PRIMUS is one of the rare healthcare companies that has grown at double-digit rates over multiple decades in good markets as well as bad.

L & R Services is a medical equipment and repair service company that sells refurbished tabletop sterilizers. President, Randy Lowers says the amount of refurbishing a sterilizer needs depends on how the previous owner took care of the unit. "Some units can be rebuilt by replacing common consumable parts like gaskets and filters, while others need rebuilding or replacing solenoids," says Lowers, adding "I've rebuilt tabletop sterilizers for $100 up to $2000." As far as finding service and parts for sterilization units, Lowers says it's fairly easy, especially if you have been in the field for a while and have number of resources to turn to. "As far as parts go," he says, "it is all up to the manufacture - most sterilizers in the field today are still honored by the manufacturer, though you come across a unit that is now obsolete and this can cause some problems."

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