STERIS CORPORATION has announced the relaunch of the Hamo 100 Prion Inactivating Detergent (PID) which now has an improved material compatibility and lower, more costeffective dosing regimes.
Hamo 100 PID can remove and inactivate prion contamination from surgical instruments, but now this has been shown to be equally effective at much lower concentrations and contact times (7 minutes), and has been verified to be effective against multiple strains of prions including BSE/vCJD. The Hamo 100 PID has an extensive material compatibility profile and due to new lower, more cost-effective dosing regimens, is can be used on most anodised aluminium devices.
The formulation can be used in automated washer-disinfectors and manual cleaning systems and provides effective cleaning, including the efficient removal and inactivation of prions, as recommended in the WHO guidelines.
John Harrison, manager, Sterile Services, North Hampshire Hospital, said: “I have been using Hamo 100 PID for the past six months in my Hamo T-21L machines. The results have been very encouraging and have shown to have had no adverse effects on the stainless steel instruments in use. In fact they have all benefited and look as new. There has been a demonstrable reduction in the reworks necessary due to rejection of instruments in the clean room.” This assists an already stretched workforce.
