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Get ready for Unique Surgical Instrument Identification.

Michael Stanton 23-Jul-2018 13:13:02
Get ready for Unique Surgical Instrument Identification.

In September 2013 the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) implemented regulations establishing a system to identify surgical devices through distribution and use. Under this rule, each medical device must be labelled with a Unique Device Identifier (UDI).

The UDI needs to be directly marked on the device itself if the device is intended to be used more than once and to be reprocessed before each use.

Video: AS/NZS4187 or AS/NZS 4815 which is right for dental

Michael Stanton 31-Oct-2017 07:25:00
Video: AS/NZS4187 or AS/NZS 4815 which is right for dental

In August 2015 we wrote about the confusion about the new standard AS4187 versus the previous standard AS4815 in dental practices and office based health care services.  

In June 2015, standards Australia made a statement clarifying which standard relates to Dental Clinics.

The short video looks at the standards and guidelines and the Standards Australia statement works through what that means for dental clinics.

Has Spaulding Classification had its day?

Michael Stanton 30-May-2017 06:36:00
Has Spaulding Classification had its day?

I recently attended the 37th Annual Dental Congress in Melbourne and it was fantastic to catch up with the dental community and talk about the infection control issues that affect them. We had many visitors to our booth and had several enriching discussions with progressive thinking delegates who were passionate about infection control.

One discussion in particular caught my interest, as the delegate had very interesting views regarding the Spaulding Classification and how it was applied in dentistry. Our discussion centred around whether the classification and AS4815 were still relevant and whether AS4187 should be the "go to" standard for office based dental practices instead.

AS4187:2014 – Do paper based tracking systems still cut it?

Michael Stanton 16-Nov-2016 12:59:38
AS4187:2014 – Do paper based tracking systems still cut it?

Last month our Company attended the WHFSS conference in Brisbane as an exhibitor. While I was there, I had a number of interesting conversations with delegates who were using paper based tracking systems and were feeling that the new requirements of AS4187:2014 were going to substantially increase the amount of paper work that they would need to complete.

Some delegates were quite anxious that their paper based system just wouldn’t cut it anymore. Hence their discussions with us.

NSHQS extend AS4187:2014 implementation deadline

Michael Stanton 30-Sep-2016 12:48:15
NSHQS extend AS4187:2014 implementation deadline

Just yesterday, I received an email informing me that the AS 4187 compliance deadline of December this year had been extended.

The news surprised me. Our subscription to SAI Global Standards watch would normally have alerted us if there had been an amendment in the standard. So I searched high and low on the SAI Global site and then Standards Australia and then the old trusty Google.

However I was unable to find anything. So I mentioned it to our Office Manager who then went off and tried her luck with Google.