easily spends more than $1 mil-
lion in basic instrumentation."
Rigid containers are designed
to keep even your most delicate
instruments safe and secure with
customizable posts, dividers,
brackets and sprockets. This is
especially important for particu-
larly vulnerable tools.
"Microsurgical instruments are
so delicate, you have to do
everything you can to protect
them from damage," says Ms.
Chobin. She points out that a
customizable rigid sterilization
container tray for eye instru-
ments can include a small tray
where each instrument can be
secured in its own sprocket. "Because of the design of the inside of
the basket, you're able to put these microsurgical instruments
through the washer in a way that you never have to touch them by
hand," says Ms. Chobin. "The instruments are no longer damaged."
While rigid containers do provide greater instrument protection, it's
up to you to make sure you purchase models that are right for your
facility (see "Get the Most From Your Vendor" on page 40).
2. No more tears
With rigid containers, you don't have to worry about the rips and
holes that facilities cite as a major problem with blue wrap. That's a
significant plus. "It's a huge inconvenience every time wrap is torn
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Nancy
Chobin,
RN,
AAS,
ACSP,
CSPM,
CFER
• FULL STACK When you stack blue-wrapped instruments, the
weight can create air pockets and holes, and compromise the
instruments' sterility. Rigid containers, however, are designed to
be stacked.