Carlos Rosado, President of Lone Star Medical says, "non-heat and pressure technology is making a name," and he sees STERIS as one of the contributors. STERIS offers several innovative systems including the Amsco® V-Pro™ 1 Low Temperature Sterilization.

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), a division of Ethicon, Inc. a Johnson & Johnson Company introduced the EVOTECHTM System in December 2008. This system eliminates the risk of human variation in endoscope cleaning by automatically cleaning and disinfecting the device at standards comparable to professional society guidelines. The system uses dual, independent basins that clean and reprocess endoscopes in 33 minutes or less and a single-use, high-level disinfection is performed using glutaraldehyde-free CIDEXR OPA concentrate solution. It also features automated leak detection at the beginning and end of the cycle, helping to ensure the integrity of the endoscope.

Karen Borg, Worldwide Vice President of Marketing at ASP says, "EVOTECH system's automation and technology is exceptional, and with the system, you can be confident that endoscopes are reprocessed safely and consistently." The system does not require that manual cleaning of an endoscope be done prior to using it, when selecting the cycles that have a wash stage; however manual washing is required when selecting the disinfect only of the disinfect/alcohol flush cycle. ASP also offers the STERRAD CYCLESURE - 24 Biological Indicator, which allows users to record biological indicator results in 50% less time, helping to speed up instrument throughput in sterilization departments. It can be used with all ASP's low-temperature, hydrogen peroxide systems including STERRAD 100NX, STERRAD NX, STERRAD 1005, STERRAD 200 Systems, as well as the STERRAD 50 System.

PRIMUS Sterilizer Company, LCC, is a unique, innovative company designing and manufacturing sterilizers since 1990, for both domestic and international markets. It is their only business.

Connie L. Mansfield, Manager, Marketing Communications and Regulatory Compliance said, "PRIMUS Sterilizer is the only major US manufacturer with their own ASME Certified pressure vessel factory, manufacturing sterilizer for clinical, dental, biopharmaceutical, laboratory and animal research and decontamination applications."

PRIMUS products offer a PRI-MIRROR (R) finish, which produces the most sanitary vessels. Through the use of non-proprietary parts, PRIMUS sterilizers reduce the total cost of ownership. The PRIMUS line includes 19 standard sizes from 4 to 261 cubic feet and 12 standard sizes FDA approved for clinical market. Besides the standard sizes they offer custom sterilizers of virtually any size plus four different control systems to meet the needs of all applications.

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