Patients Ask: Is High-Level Disinfection Enough?
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Patients Ask: Is High-Level Disinfection Enough?

In October 2024, after Vanderbilt Health notified an unspecified number of patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C during endoscopy procedures, patients and healthcare workers across the country took notice. Many asked whether the current standard of care for endoscope decontamination, high-level disinfection (HLD), is adequate to ensure…

10 Minutes With Jim McDermott

Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Meet Jim McDermott! Jim first joined Andersen to head up International Sales where he has steadily increased sales year over year. Jim was recently promoted to also oversee all sales (domestic and international), marketing and customer service. Learn more about Jim, his fascinating journey to Andersen and his exciting vision…

Rediscover The Cost-Saving Benefits of Low-Temperature Gas Sterilization

High-tech medical instruments are costly to replace. Andersen’s low-temperature ethylene oxide (EO) gas sterilization systems help extend the lifespan of expensive medical devices by preventing the wear and tear caused by traditional sterilization methods. Because EO operates at a lower temperature than steam sterilization, it effectively sterilizes heat-sensitive instruments without causing damage. “Our systems offer…

Retirement? Not Until The Cows Come Home, He Says

By Karen E. Butler, Director of Communications Leonidas Newlin, 81, joined Andersen Sterilizers, a family-owned medical device manufacturer in Haw River, North Carolina, almost 40 years ago. People ask him all the time, “When are you going to retire?” He merely shrugs his shoulders and with a protracted southern drawl says, “Who knows?” Leonidas lives…

Gas Sterilization Offers Gentle Yet Effective Cycles

Gas Sterilization Offers Gentle Yet Effective Cycles

By Karen E. Butler, Director of Communications Andersen Sterilizers was founded by H.W. Andersen, M.D., 66 years ago. As a young surgeon at Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Andersen developed a line of nasogastric tubes and wound drains that dramatically improved upon the then-current designs. The need to effectively sterilize these delicate instruments led to the launch…

In A Race To The Finish, He’s Bound To Win Every Time

In A Race To The Finish, He’s Bound To Win Every Time

By Ericka Link, Marketing Intern Ethan Marshall — the pivotal figure driving Andersen Sterilizers’ operations — always goes beyond engineering solutions; he sees them across the finish line. His relentless pursuit of excellence and determination to troubleshoot the most complicated scenarios may stem from his passion for transforming discarded sedans into high-performance racing vehicles. While…

She’s Trailblazing In Bioengineering And Defying Gender Odds 

By Ericka Link, Marketing & Communications Intern According to the Harvard Business Review, engineering is the most male-dominated profession in the U.S. In fact, in 2022 only 16% of women self-reported as working in science and engineering as compared to their male counterparts who were two and half times more likely to work as engineers….

Super-Ager Shows Young Whippersnappers How To Get ‘Er Done

Super-Ager Shows Young Whippersnappers How To Get ‘Er Done

When most of us are just rolling out of bed, Flora Slade has already clocked in and is processing EO gas ampoules on an assembly line at Andersen Sterilizers, a medical device manufacturer. It doesn’t matter to her that she’s 86 years young and working 45 hours per week. In fact, Flora plans to work…