1984 • CHARLES JERGE • IMS™ INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
In 1983 AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) had been officially recognized as a new infectious disease. A series of measures were then adopted concerning infection prevention procedures aimed at containing the progressive development of the epidemic. The CDC also published their first set of recommended precautions for healthcare workers and allied health professionals to prevent „AIDS transmission“. * Following these new strategies and protocols, all medical fields adopted procedures that could help prevent the risk of exposure to cross infections. For example, attention was given to hand hygiene or the compliance to use the appropriate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) such as masks, protective eyewear, clinical gloves and adequate footwear. It was during this time that Dr. Jerge introduced the concept of adopting safety procedures for the transfer of contaminated items to Hu-Friedy who then created the first cassette in 1984. The concept of the cassette developed over the necessity to transport contaminated items during instrument reprocessing in the safest way possible, thereby reducing the risk of injury and exposure to blood borne pathogens. The container needed to protect both the product during transit and the handler from any sort of contamination. Because of this, the cassette had to be easy to clean, rigid, capable of being closed securely and robust enough to prevent instruments being damaged. Hu-Friedy developed and implemented a system for managing instruments that would enhance safety, reduce instrument breakage and increase office efficiency. The end result was the innovative IMS™ Instrument Management System.
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*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (1983, 2 September)‚ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): Precautions for Health-Care Workers and Allied Professionals‘ MMWR Weekly 32(34):450-451
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