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West Chester, PENN:  Sklar Instruments announced today that Sklar is now an approved supplier of Censis Technologies’ CensiMark, the industry’s only proprietary mark that does not disturb the passivation layer of standard or specialty instruments.  Sklar can now offer customers CensiTrac ready instruments to over hundreds of government and commercial hospitals by applying the CensiMark to its instruments – This process embeds a guaranteed corrosion-free, 2-D mark to instruments below the passivation layer instead of etching or engraving, which alters the surface.  With a comprehensive product offering of reusable instruments, Sklar can provide CensiMark instruments to fit every customer’s needs.

The prevention and reduction of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a top priority in hospitals, surgery centers, and physician’s offices today. Increased vigilance toward instrument reprocessing procedures and improved personnel efficiency enhances both patient outcomes and lowers costs.

This calls to attention the “human factors” involved in cleaning and sterilizing of surgical instruments. It has also created the necessity for well trained and competent staff in the reprocessing areas, to reassess and improve upon current best practices.

Sterile processing procedures that need to be reevaluated immediately include: