Quality control of cleaning and disinfection of foreign medical devices
Quality control of cleaning and disinfection of foreign medical devices
How to build a qualified sink? (attached: Interpretation of risk points of water-borne infections)
Washinghandsatthesink(HWS)isakeymeasuretopreventcross-infection.(HWS:facilitybetweenflowingwateranddrainagesystem).ThewidespreaduseofHWSandtheunreasonablelayout/designareassociatedwiththeriskofinfection.Althoughtherehavebeenwarningsintheliterature,understandingofrelatedhazardshasnotreceivedmuchattentionformorethan45years.UntiltheoutbreakofPseudomonasinNewborninBelfastin2012,peoplewereforcedtochangetheirmindset.Tominimizerisk,acomprehensiveapproachshouldbetaken,notjusttodetectthepresenceofP.aeruginosaorotherpathogensinthewaterflowingoutoftheHWSoutlet.Thereisevidencethatmostwaterwayinfectionshavenotbeendetected. ThepurposeofthispaperistocriticallyexaminethedesignandaccompanyingrisksofHWS. Washingtable: Unlessotherwisestated,theprimaryandsolepurposeofHWSistopurifythehands.Thereisnostandardizeddesign.TheHWSconsistsofthreemaincomponents:thefaucet,thesinkandtheaccessories.ThepresenceoftheattachmentconvertsthesinkintoHWS.Otheressentialsincludeconnectingwatersystemsanddrains. Howtobuildaqualifiedsink? Faucet: Thefunctionofthefaucetistorequirethehandtocontrolthetemperature/flow/sprayofthewaterwithoutbeingcontaminated. TheScottishWaterSupplyRegulationsrequirethataccessoriesthattransportorconnecttopublicwaterpipesshouldnotcontaminatethewatersupplysystemandshouldhave“appropriatequalityandstandards”.Tomeetthisrequirement,itisbesttochooseaproductthatisapprovedbytheWaterRegulatoryAdvisoryProgram(WRAS).However,evenwiththeapprovalofWRAS,bacterialcontaminationintheproductionprocesscannotberuledout,soitisnecessarytoaskthemanufacturerhowtoreducethisrisk.
Asia-Pacific medical device market soared to $15 billion in 2017
Recently,asurveyshowedthatthemedicaldevicemarketinAsia(notcountingtheJapanesemarketshare)willseeablowoutsituationinthenextfewyears.Itispredictedthatthemarketshareofmedicaldevicesin2017willreachasmuchas15billionUSdollars,andin2012thisfigureisonlyabout2billionUSdollars.ResearchandMarkets,awell-knownmarketresearchcompany,surveyedthatinthenextfewyears,theAsianbiomedicaldevicemarketwillgrowatanannualrateofmorethan10%tomeetthegrowingdemandformedicaldevicesintheAsianmarket.ResearchandMarketsmadethispredictionafterinvestigatingthetrendofthetop100medicaldevicecompaniesinAsia.Inaddition,ResearchandMarketshasanalyzedthethreemajormedicaldevicemarketsinIndia,JapanandSouthKorea.TheJapanesemarketisthesecondlargestmedicaldevicemarketintheworldaftertheUnitedStates.Asawell-establishedmedicaldevicemarket,theJapanesemarketwillmaintainagrowthrateof2.9%inthenextfewyears,whichwillincreasethemarketshareoftheJapanesemedicaldevicemarketfrom$32billionin2012toaround$34.9billion.TheKoreanmedicaldevicemarket,whichissecondonlytoJapanandChinaintheAsianmarket,reachedamarketshareofUS$5.1billionin2013.Itisexpectedthatthecountry'smarketwillgrowatarateof7.7%peryearby2018.India,knownasthe"ThirdWorldPharmacy",willalsoseizethisgrowthopportunityinthecomingyears.Despitetheimpactofthedomesticrupeedepreciationandotherfactors,India'smedicaldevicedevelopmentisrelativelylaggingbehind,butduetotheextremelyhighdemandformedicaldevicesinIndia,itisexpectedthatthisgrowthtrendwillbeconsiderableinthenextfewyears.
