Thank you for your interest in Consolidated’s cloud-enabled steam autoclaves—the next generation in steam sterilization reporting capabilities. Our cloud enabled autoclaves allow scientists, lab managers and facilities personnel the ability to monitor and manage their autoclaves at anytime, from any internet ready device. This feature is now included on all Consolidated models and may also be retrofit on existing Consolidated autoclaves with Advantage-Series controls. To learn more about this new feature or to request a demo of its features and advantages complete the form below. First Name* Last Name* Email* Company* Job Title*Select OneArchitectDistributorGeneral ContractorLab ManagerFacilities ManagerService TechnicianScientistSterile Processing TechnicianOtherDescribe "Other"* New Autoclave / Retrofit (Optional) New Autoclave (Optional) Retrofit (Optional) Yes, I'd like to receive occasional tips on sterilization best practices. Δ
7.12.23 Cordyceps Sterilization: How to Kill “The Last of Us” Parasite → In HBO’s recent adaptation of “The Last of Us,” a popular action-adventure video game, life as we know it is upended by a parasitic fungus that transforms its human hosts into zombies. The culprit? Cordyceps, a real-life genus of fungus which is best known for infecting insects (most famously ants) in much the same manner […]
6.30.23 Top 13 Sterile Processing Mistakes in Hospitals → When it comes to ensuring patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is among the last lines of defense. It’s this department’s sole responsibility to make sure that reusable instruments and devices are properly decontaminated, sterilized, and ultimately safe to use in future procedures — protecting patients from […]
6.22.23 Sterilization vs. High-Level and Low-Level Disinfection [a 3-Point Comparison] → In a 1939 paper, microbiologist Earle H. Spaulding introduced a system for determining which medical devices and instruments needed disinfection and which ones required sterilization. In it, he proposed that critical instruments would need to be subjected to more stringent disinfection protocols than non-critical patient care items. Today, this framework is fittingly known as Spaulding […]