The Conservation of Energy

Does the idea of the conservation of energy make you think of the gas mileage your car gets, or putting on a sweater during the winter, or the low-power LED light bulbs that make you think you’re going blind? All good possibilities and correct under specific circumstances, but scientifically speaking, the conservation of energy refers to the concept that energy can’t be created or destroyed. Let’s look at some energy saving processes that impact sterile processing.

Energy is interesting stuff, it comes in lots of forms, electrical, chemical, mechanical; it can change from one form to another, but it never goes away. Think of potential and kinetic energy in the terms of pushing a boulder up a hill. When you get to the top of the hill, you’ve given the boulder a bunch of potential energy. When it rolls down the hill, all that potential energy is turned into kinetic energy, which is what does the work. In a busy SPD, there are products and processes you can put into place to reduce the amount of work while increasing the amount of potential you have to complete other tasks. It’s all about saving energy.

Finding new and innovative ways of saving energy benefits everyone, and Case Medical can help. That is why we developed our multi-enzymatic cleaners to speed decontamination and reduce the energy of consumption, using lower temperatures for increased efficiency with better outcome. Consider the energy savings from using our SteriTite container with a 5-8 minute dry time in the autoclave. The SteriTite container is like a battery for storing the thermal energy used in steam sterilization, unlike blue wrap which has little heat saving capability. It’s this ability of aluminum to store and then release heat/thermal energy that means you can have a dry set of instruments out of the autoclave in half the time of other packaging methods.

Software can save energy by saving your time. A software system like CaseTrak360 using 2D barcode scanning can locate sets in real time, provide a maintenance schedule with alerts, and with a simple scan provide all the information for processing a set and identifying the contents. No need for local servers, or energy hungry desktop PC's. With a cloud-based system and unique barcodes on critical devices, on containers and case carts, on ID plaques for set identification, and on each location along the way, CaseTrak360 will allow you to work smarter and more efficiently, unlocking your maximum potential. Think of the energy saving advantages with Case Medical’s holistic approach. With it, you can go paperless, have instant access to reports and be super prepared when auditors arrive at your facility.

Visit us anytime at www.casemed.com to learn more about our products and services. We are here to help. Case Medical is a U.S. EPA SAFER CHOICE Partner or the Year for Manufacturer Formulator and recognized in NJ as Innovative Manufacturer of the Year.

Kindest Regards,

Marcia Frieze and the Case Medical team