Protecting Your Practice
As of April 29, 2009, human cases of Swine Flu have been confirmed in the USA, Mexico, Canada and six other countries worldwide and have been suspected in many other nations. Deaths have been reported in the US and Mexico.
The World Health Organization warned that the swine flu outbreak is moving closer to becoming a pandemic, and raised its pandemic alert to phase 5 (phase 6 is the highest in the scale; it is for a full-scale pandemic).
Just how safe are we against the Swine Flu? According to the WHO, CDC and Health Canada, taking precautions to protect yourself and your practice is the best course of action.
Surface disinfection in dental and medical practices is performed daily. However, which product is the best choice?
OPTIM 33TB, with AHP (accelerated hydrogen peroxide) technology, is a surface cleaner and disinfectant that has gained the reputation as being one of the most effective and safe surface disinfectants on the market.
It has a 1 minute virucidal claim against both enveloped (easy to kill viruses such as Influenza) and nonenveloped viruses (difficult to kill viruses such as Polio) which provides an added level of “comfort and confidence” in the event of a viral outbreak.
Its superior virucidal efficacy was recognized and subsequently recommended for the cleaning and disinfection of surfaces within all major healthcare facilities in Ontario Canada during the widely publicized SARS epidemic in early 2003. AHP was chosen because of its unique ability to balance rapid effectiveness with user and patient safety.
Confidence is key in any outbreak situation and when dealing with a relatively unknown virus such as new strains of the H1N1 Swine Flu.
OPTIM contains no VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) and carries no precautionary warnings on the label (EPA Cat. 4). OPTIM 33TB provides safer infection control for tattoo, piercing, dental and medical staff, their patients and their environment.
For more information about OPTIM 33TB and protecting yourself against the Swine Flu, in a Tattoo or Body Art Studio / Dental or Medical Practice contact us.
Alternatively, go to www.scican.com or contact SciCan directly.
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In Canada 1.800.667.7733
SURGICAL Instrument cassette organizers
- Statim 2000 holds 1
- Statim 5000 holds 2
If you are not familiar with their convenience for instrument sterilization and storage, consider trying one or two. They keep your equipment organized and avoid condensation for fast drying. They can wrapped or processed unwrapped. They can be used to work out of the Statim Cassette, and directly on a work surface such as a Mayo stand without the need for CSR wrap or a dental bib.
- The silicone nib mat can be removed or cut to your preferred shape to allow for more space or different organizational options.
- Instruments are returned to the tray, then the whole tray is processed in the HYDRIM on a heavy duty cycle or in an ultrasonic for at least 20 minutes.
- The processed surgical trays can then be sterilized in the Statim either unwrapped for immediate reuse or sub-sterile storage, or wrapped for sterile storage.
Plastic sterilization tray with clear amber top with silicone nib mats for delicate equipment, for better steam penetration and faster drying of equipment for procedures
Details
- Designed to encase instruments for sterilization in steam.
- An appropriate sterile barrier will be required to maintain sterility, i.e. the Statim Sterilization cassette chamber
- Trays are not designed to maintain sterility.
- Dimensions: 6.0” x 10.0” x 1.50”