The SolidSafe system, from ECOLAB, offers a system for the automated reprocessing of surgical instruments.
It incorporates the company’s patented SolidSafe technology, which is said to make it possible to generate up to 80 litres of conventional liquid concentrate from a single 4 kg capsule of the solid MetalClean product. The correct dilution of solid detergent is dispensed by the SolidSafe Dispenser, which is installed by Ecolab’s technicians at the customer’s site. Developed to promote staff safety in SSD, the system helps ensure greater compliance with best practice guidelines on lifting and handling, providing easier handling for SSD personnel, as well as ensuring no leaks or drips, which leads to safer floors with no chemical exposure. The SolidSafe system also promises many efficiency benefits within the SSD, including:
• Continuous workflow, with rapid changeovers.
• Reduced storage and transportation costs.
• Reduced packaging waste – lower environmental burden, disposable through standard waste channels.
• Free of phosphates, EDTA or NTA. SolidSafe Dispenser also monitors product usage, enabling Ecolab technicians to provide customers with batch documentation and independent validation of the batch concentration, ensuring compliance with relevant guidelines.
