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Category: Chemical Indicators

Adulterated Devices Ambulatory Surgery Centers Aseptic Technique Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Biological Indicators Central Sterile Processing Chemical Indicators Design Control Device Recalls Endoscope Reprocessing Flash Sterilization Flash Sterilization Food and Drug Administration Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization Infection Prevention Instrument Drying Instrument Reprocessing Liquid Chemical Sterilization Low-Temperature Sterilization Misbranded Devices Monitoring Rinse Water Operating Rooms Product Labeling Steam Sterilization STERIS STERIS System 1 STERIS System 1E Water Filtration

The STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System: Looking Back and Forward

November 7, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

July 1, 2015 — Almost four years ago, on April 5, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the STERIS System 1E Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System, or “SS1E,”…

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