Advances In Sterile Services

With advancements during the last century and particularly the past twenty years sterile services in the laboratory have come a long way.  Laboratory glass washers, surgical instrument washers and other sterilization equipment have all gained by this. 

The improvement in technologies has enabled laboratory personnel to work more thoroughly and accurately.  There have been vast improvements made in sterile services in the laboratory and in hospitals per se.

Since the late 19^th century sterile services on instruments such as the autoclave have been in use but that was by no means standard equipment in all laboratories and hospitals until the latter part of the 20^th century.  For years surgical instruments, laboratory glassware and the like were subjected only to a wash in hot soapy water with perhaps an acidic or basic rinse in more recent years.  This was better than nothing but simply futile compared to the sterile services offered today.

The cleaning and sterile services procedures adopted in today’s modern laboratory and hospital have made incredible differences to the structure of laboratory workflow.  There is also the efficiency and reproducibility of research applications and through surgical instrument washers there is the safety of the workers in the health care sector and public at large.