2008
2008
Room-temperature REVOX Peracetic acid sterilization
is patented
Patent for low-temperature plasma sterilization using
hydrogen peroxide is granted
First patent for vapor hydrogen peroxide sterilization granted
The commercial use of electron beams (e-beam)
in sterilization begins
The industrial use of gamma radiation
begins with Cobalt-60 as a
radiation source
Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization for the
preservation of spices is
patented
Sterilization by boiling introduced
Charles Chamberland, Louis Pasteur’s pupil
& collaborator, develops the rst pressure steam sterilizer
English physician B.W. Richardson begins using Hydrogen Peroxide
as disinfectant
FDA approves rst Class II medical device (cranial implant) using
REVOX Peracetic acid sterilization
First trials of mind-controlled prosthetic arms are successful
First ‘bionic eye’ approved by FDA
3-D printing used to build polymer skull implant
First full face transplant completed
First use of PillCam, a patient-swallowed light and camera
First transplant of arti cial brain cells into a human patient
First synthetic blood approved for patient use
Robots rst used in laproscopic surgery
First baby born via in vitro fertilization
CAT-scans invented
First total condylar knee transplants begin
First human heart transplant performed
First cardiac pacemaker is implanted in a patient
Jonas Salk develops the rst polio vaccine
First u vaccine pioneered
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Dr. Paul Dudley pioneers the use of the electrocardiogram (ECG)Wilhelm Roentgen discovers X rays
First vaccine for cholera developed
Joseph Lister publishes groundbreaking article on the need for cleanliness in the surgical room
Louis Pasteur publishes his seminal text on “germ theory”1858
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Timeline of Sterilization and Medical Breakthroughs
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STERILIZATION MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
The history of modern medicine is replete with both once-in-a-life-time scientific breakthroughs and steady, continuous advances. The pace of this progress has acceler-ated of late, but one key aspect of medical manufacturing was hold-ing it back: sterilization. Until re-cently, medical manufacturers were forced to rely upon de-cades-old methodologies—that were often employed under harsh or rigid conditions—to sterilize their products. But now, thanks to the arrival of the REVOX Steriliza-tion System, there is finally an innovative, room-temperature sterilization solution that befits the age of cutting-edge medical technology and just-in-time pro-duction.
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