Infection Control

With so many options available, it can be challenging to determine what infection control equipment to invest in. Learn how to purchase the devices that relevant to you.

The number of surgical procedures performed outside of the traditional hospital setting has increased significantly. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have made convenient surgery possible in the United States. These centers have become very popular within the last two decades.

Regularly monitoring the sterilizer in a dental office is integral to infection control. Biological monitoring is the gold standard for assessing and assuring proper sterilization of dental instruments.

Tuttnauer’s Elara autoclaves solve the problem of contaminated pre-vacuum air removal eliminating the risk of exposing yourself, your staff and patients to Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus pandemic caught the world by surprise. It is rapidly escalating and can only be contained by the use of extreme measures. Tuttnauer, a member of the Infection Control community, plays an essential role in the daily battle against cross-infection.

Tuttnauer’s HSG autoclaves with the new virus protection cycle secure that any harmful virus, including Coronavirus, are destroyed before they are released back to the environment, during the air removal phase.

Respirator and medical masks are being advocated as one of the essential infection control measures against the recent SARS-CoV-2 (aka Covid-19) virus pandemic and its rapid spread to the global population.

Tuttnauer shows that pre-heating an autoclave chamber protects autoclaves users from virus contaminated air released during chamber prevacuum. Pre-heating an autoclave chamber successfully disinfects vegetative bacteria, simulating virus contamination.

“Superbugs” are not quite a household term yet, but awareness of this global health threat is increasing. Also known as multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR), superbugs are bacteria that have evolved to escape the powerful grasp of our most powerful medical weapons, antibiotics.