Episode
Sterile Processing 101: Reading the Tray - Indicators, Tape, Filters, and What They Actually Mean
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- First Case Podcast
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1777
- Processing state
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Summary
How do you know the tray you just opened is truly ready for your patient? In Episode 6 of Sterile Processing 101, we sit down with Adam Okada to take a closer look at the indicators, tape, filters, and packaging features that communicate critical sterility information before instruments ever reach the field. Join us as we discuss what these indicators do, what they don't tell us, and why the OR team is the final line of defense before those instruments are used on a patient. #operatingroom #sterileprocessing #ornurse #scrubtech