Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. announced the launch of the new Digital Transfer Interface (DTI) for the ASP STERRAD(R) NX(R) and 100NX(R) Systems. DTI technology will help improve efficiency and productivity in healthcare facilities by delivering seamless integration between STERRAD(R) Systems and a hospital's IT network. Automatically transferring data to be stored on a hospital's server, DTI technology helps keep information in one centralized location. In addition, DTI technology can connect the STERRAD(R) NX(R) and 100NX(R) Systems to key instrument tracking software (ITS), helping improve communication between the operating room and central sterile processing department by clearly identifying the location and reprocessing status of devices. As a result of improved documentation and tracking with DTI, the interactions between these busy departments can be less focused on handling operational inefficiencies and more on providing improved patient care. DTI technology for STERRAD(R) Systems is the latest innovative feature added to the expandable platforms of the STERRAD(R) NX(R) and STERRAD(R) 100NX(R) Systems designed to continually meet the important sterilization needs of healthcare facilities and in the future. DTI is currently compatible with instrument tracking systems from Censis Technologies.

Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. announced the launch of an innovative infection prevention technology – GLOSAIR™ Healthcare Environmental Decontamination – that provides effective, safe and thorough disinfection of hospital rooms and operating suites to reduce the risk of patient contact with infection-causing pathogens. There is a growing scientific consensus that the patient environment is a key source in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), as routine cleaning of healthcare facilities does not always eliminate pathogens. Use of GLOSAIR™ to augment manual cleaning processes has been shown to be more effective in the reduction of HAI pathogens as compared to cleaning alone. GLOSAIR™ Healthcare Environmental Decontamination is the newest technology available to help healthcare facilities improve patient safety, and is the focus of an educational symposium at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) 2011 Conference. The symposium, Progress Toward Improved Healthcare Environmental Decontamination, will educate healthcare professionals on environmental decontamination and GLOSAIR™ technology, which disinfects by creating a fog of 5% hydrogen peroxide that is uniformly dispersed to disinfect all hard nonporous surfaces, including difficult-to-reach areas. Attendees at APIC are encouraged to join the APIC Symposium in Ballroom Key 8, 11, 12 of the Baltimore Hilton Hotel at 6:00AM ET or visit the ASP APIC booth #856. Healthcare facilities can reduce the number of these pathogens in the hospital environment by introducing enhanced, deep cleaning and disinfection protocols to current practices. Studies show hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination devices, such as GLOSAIR™ Systems, are effective at reducing surface contamination by these pathogens and may be associated with a reduction in infection transmission. The GLOSAIR™ 400 System offers the right balance of safety and efficacy in a convenient size as a complement to user current cleaning processes. The GLOSAIR™ 600 System provides facilities with an integrated solution to augment everyday manual cleaning. To help healthcare facilities integrate their GLOSAIR™ Healthcare Environmental Decontamination System, ASP’s Assisted Delivery service will work with staff to develop the techniques, processes, and schedules to get the most productivity from user GLOSAIR™ Systems.