charlie a. webb cppl

On this episode of the SPOT® Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks on the topic of medical device packaging system innovation. Charlie asks the question, can we do better as innovators in sterile device packaging?

About Charlie Webb CPPL:

 Charlie Webb CPPL is the founder and President of Van der Stahl Scientific; a medical device packaging and testing machine provider and packaging testing and calibration laboratories. He also hosts the popular Podcast "SPOT Radio" (sterile packaging on track)

 www.spotradiopodcast.com Charlie was recognized in the Rode Podcast awards as the top 100 ‘Highly Commended Podcasts for his Podcast "Antidote to Despair" Charlie earned his BS degree in Management at the University of Redlands and completed the medical device development program at the Andersen graduate school of management at UCLA. Charlie is a “lifetime” certified packaging professional “CPPL” certified through the institute of Packaging Professionals as well as a “Six Sigma Master Black Belt”. As a member of a scientific review board, he co-developed micro-surgical devices that broke away from the conservative innovation models. Charlie has been in sterile device packaging for 26 years and has been involved in numerous FDA and ISO audits as a regulatory advisor.
He is also a certified internal auditor and is the Quality Manager for Van der Stähl Scientific’s demanding ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory accreditation. Under Charlie's quality management system, his lab received the MSI Continuous Improvement Award. Charlie is a member of the IOPP Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee, the Kiip group, and the ASTM F02 technical committee and has multiple granted and pending patents on medical device packaging machinery and pouch testing systems.

His current patent-pending technologies include a medical device tray sealer that will integrate pouch testing within the packaging machine to provide 100% real-time seal testing. Also, in development is his patented HTIP system (human tissue isolation pouch) this disposable system is designed to help avoid packaging machine contamination. His patented seal-through HTIP system isolates the donor tissue during the packaging process to help thwart cross-contamination between donor events. This system will help prevent machine contamination and increase packaging machine component life cycles, saving money while managing infection risks to donor recipients.

His company was also recently awarded a federal contract as a medical device packaging machine provider for the VA Hospital group and his laboratory client list includes NASA and the CDC (center for disease control). He continues to grow his company’s new product development program with the aim of reaching more users of their equipment in order to better manage healthcare packaging failures.

E-mail: Charlie@vanderstahl.com

Website: www.vanderstal.com

PTT-500-AV Video: https://vanderstahl.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PTT-500-AV.webm

On this episode of SPOT Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Megan Frost PhD the founder and Chief Technology Officer and Kurt Yockey the CEO of Sterile State about their exciting new technology.  Could this sterilant be the future of medical device sterilization? Listen in and learn more about the emerging technology. 

Guest bio's:

Megan Frost PhD is the founder and Chief Technology Officer for Sterile State. She has worked on the development of medical polymers and their applications to devices for over 20 years.  She earned a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame, a BS in Chemistry with a minor in Mathematics and an MS in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University - Indianapolis, and a PhD in Chemistry with a Graduate Certificate in Cellular Biotechnology from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. She was a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her dissertation work focused on the development of implantable, real-time sensors for medical analytes such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, glucose, etc.  Industrial experience gained prior to completion of graduate studies includes working at Dow Elanco (Indianapolis, IN) in the Technology Applications Group. She also has experience as an analytical chemist at Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN) and was a professor for 16 years and department head for Michigan Technological University.

Kurt Yockey is the CEO of Sterile State, LLC and has worked extensively with physicians, hospitals, medical product manufacturers, and other healthcare professionals and entities for over 40 years. While practicing law, he was preferred counsel in complex litigation involving orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, obstetrics, cardiology, and medical device matters. Kurt has been general counsel for innovative medical product development companies including Zip Pak Inc., J.M. Longyear, Pioneer Surgical, Frontier Medical Products, Samaritan Medical and Sterile State LLC. In 2005, Kurt was named a Michigan "Lawyer of the Year" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for his role as hospital counsel in finding a defect in a medical device, leading to the manufacturer making a design change which avoided patient injury worldwide. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubble. Kurt received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1977 and graduated with honors from the Detroit College of Law in 1981.

E-mail: info@sterilestate.com

Website: www.sterilestate.com

Phone: (906) 295-5250

On this episode of the Sterile Aware® Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Michele Mauzerall the CEO of SteriCUBE®. On this Podcast, the discussion covers the value of the SteriCUBE® system that benefits the Hospital in many ways.  

Guest bio:

 Michele Mauzerall the CEO of SteriCUBE® is a consummate entrepreneur with exceptional business skills and vision. Her first notably successful enterprise was a Manhattan based marketing firm she founded in 1993 and subsequently sold in 2000. She then turned her attention to healthcare and proceeded to build and assist in operations for Precision Surgical Center while simultaneously managing The New Jersey Pain Management Institute. She became acting CFO of East Brunswick Anesthesia, another company she founded, until she left to become a full-time healthcare efficiency consultant in 2011. While researching improvements to healthcare process flow, she was introduced to the inventor of the first Multiple Tray Sterilization (“MTS”) product and the concept was so impressive that bringing the technology to the market became her primary focus.

About SteriCUBE®:

SteriCUBE®, LLC manufactures and sells a Multiple Tray Sterilization (“MTS”) system known as the SteriCUBE® System. This is a large sterilizable cabinet on its own cart in which one or more unwrapped and unlidded surgical instrument trays can be sterilized and easily transported to and from the Operating Room (“OR”) and any Central Sterile Processing Department (commonly referred to as “SPD”). The SteriCUBE® has FDA clearance for “sterility assurance post rigorous outdoor transportation,” providing opportunities for vendors and offsite sterile processing centers (OPCs) to deliver sterile trays, one container per procedure, to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The SteriCUBE® has been called “one of the most innovative devices that impacts efficiency in the ‘SPD’ and OR instrument processing loop.” The benefits of this disruptive technology are numerous, from reduction in materials and labor expense to dramatically improving patient safety by eliminating the possibility of compromised sterile packaging.

E-mail: info@thesteriCUBE.com

Website: www.thestericube.com

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE8AYodpZAU

Phone: 833-411-CUBE

On this episode of SPOT Radio Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Jeff Meleville from Mini Mover about how conveyance systems can increase packaging workflows and improve worker ergonomics. In this episode, Charlie speaks with Jeff about utilizing companies that deeply understand the clients needs. 

Guest bio:

Jeff Melville is the National Sales Director for Mini-Mover Conveyors. Mini-Mover Conveyors specializes in creating personalized conveying solutions in industrial automation applications.  Jeff credits the success of Mini-Mover Conveyor to the dedicated team behind the scenes whom he says are “focused on the same goal and achieves this by an unwavering commitment to a team mentality”.  

Jeff uses an optimistic attitude and positive energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. He is inspired daily by his wife and three children. In his free time, he likes to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, and playing sports with his kids.

E-mail: jmelville@mini-mover.com

Website: https://mini-mover.com/ 

Phone: 800-586-4585

LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-melville-57171732/

Movement efficiency kaizen dishwasher unloading and loading: https://youtu.be/E6rRHqb5MV0

On this episode of the Sterile Aware™ Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Darrel Hicks about how hospital housekeeping connects directly to Patience safety. Darrel also speaks to new emerging technology for managing cross-contamination at Hospital and clinic sinks.

Guest bio:

J. Darrel Hicks, BA, MESRE, CHESP, Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention (for Environmental Services Professionals) began his career in the management of housekeeping services in 1981 and retired in 2014 as the former Director of Environmental services at a 500-bed, award-winning hospital in the United States.  

Darrel is the owner/principal of Darrel Hicks, LLC.  His enterprise specializes in B2B consulting, webinar presentations, seminars and facility consulting services related to cleaning and disinfection.

Hicks is the Past President of the Healthcare Surfaces Institute (2019-2020) www.healthcaresurfacesinstitute.org

Hicks was President of the IEHA-Uniting Facility Managers Worldwide during the term 2006-2008 and holds the title of Master Environmental Services Registered Executive (MESRE).

He is an active member of both the AHE (Association for the Healthcare Environment) where he holds the designation of CHESP (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional) and CMIP (Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention), and APIC (the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) professional groups.

Hicks is nationally recognized as one of the subject matter experts in infection prevention and control as it relates to cleaning. He has written and published numerous articles in professional and healthcare related journals as part of his commitment to providing a cleaner, safer, and healthier indoor environment.

In 2010, Hicks authored “Infection Prevention for Dummies”, a 43-page, pocket-size book that focuses on the role that proper cleaning and disinfection plays in saving lives and the bottom line.

E-mail: darrel@darrelhicks.com

Website: www.darrelhicks.com

LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drclean/

link to the EPA protocol: testing dry-surface biofilms.

https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-analytical-methods/efficacy-test-methods-test-criteria-and-labeling-guidance

On this episode of the Sterile Aware™ Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Darrel Hicks about how hospital housekeeping connects directly to Patience safety. Darrel also speaks to new emerging technology for managing cross-contamination at Hospital and clinic sinks.

Guest bio's:

J. Darrel Hicks, BA, MESRE, CHESP, Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention (for Environmental Services Professionals) began his career in the management of housekeeping services in 1981 and retired in 2014 as the former Director of Environmental services at a 500-bed, award-winning hospital in the United States. 

Darrel is the owner/principal of Darrel Hicks, LLC.  His enterprise specializes in B2B consulting, webinar presentations, seminars and facility consulting services related to cleaning and disinfection.

Hicks is the Past President of the Healthcare Surfaces Institute (2019-2020) www.healthcaresurfacesinstitute.org

Hicks was President of the IEHA-Uniting Facility Managers Worldwide during the term 2006-2008 and holds the title of Master Environmental Services Registered Executive (MESRE).

He is an active member of both the AHE (Association for the Healthcare Environment) where he holds the designation of CHESP (Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Professional) and CMIP (Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention), and APIC (the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) professional groups.

Hicks is nationally recognized as one of the subject matter experts in infection prevention and control as it relates to cleaning. He has written and published numerous articles in professional and healthcare-related journals as part of his commitment to providing a cleaner, safer, and healthier indoor environment.

In 2010, Hicks authored “Infection Prevention for Dummies”, a 43-page, pocket-size book that focuses on the role that proper cleaning and disinfection plays in saving lives and the bottom line.

E-mail: darrel@darrelhicks.com

Website: www.darrelhicks.com

LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/drclean/

On this episode of the SPOT radio Podcast, Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Sarah Deputy CKF from Van der Stähl Scientific about preventive maintenance of critical medical device packaging equipment. Learn how PMs can help save a medical device company from a potential packaging recall.

Guest bio: Sarah Deputy

Sarah is a skilled Service technician in Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 calibration and service center. She performs laboratory studies for medical device pouch seal strength and integrity for validating the sterile barrier system. Sarah is also a skilled calibration technician and calibrates force, time, and thermal environments under Van der Stahl Scientific's ISO 17025 scope of accreditation.  Sarah is Kaizen and Six Sigma Green & Black Belt certified, and is currently working towards a CPP certification through the IOPP.

About Van der Stähl Scientific

Van der Stähl Scientific has helped thousands of medical device manufacturers deliver their devices safe and sterile to the point of care. We provide advanced microprocessor-controlled medical device pouch-sealing machinery to deliver seal-to-seal consistency. With a host of medical device validation support options, you can choose from a selected area of support or a complete end-to-end validation

E-mail: Sarah@vanderstahl.com
Website: www.vanderstahl.com 

On this episode of  the SterileAware™ Podcast Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Karen Goelst CEO of KleenEdge about their technology that helps manage patient curtain exchange cycles with the aim of preventing patient infections. 

Guest bio's:

Karen Goelst | Founder & CEO of KleenEdge 

With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen Goelst became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son’s hospital stay with MRSA.

Staying at his bedside she noticed everybody touched the fabric privacy curtain, but the label showed that it hadn’t been exchanged for 14 months. Thankfully her son recovered, but this realization started her journey in trying to understand why curtains weren’t getting exchanged, when other touchpoints in the room were thoroughly disinfected.  Karen founded KleenEdge to ensure this infection risk did not impact other families.  

About KleenEdge

Launched in 2018, the company received early accolades for its innovative Protocol Compliance Software, receiving AHE’s Product Innovation Award, as well as getting patents for the QuickLoad and TeleTrack “no ladder” curtain exchange cubicle track solutions. KleenEdge’s solutions have helped many healthcare facilities dramatically reduce operational costs, while having peace of mind knowing that their curtain exchanges are compliant and deliver the highest standard of care for their patient’s safety.

KleenEdge builds its privacy curtain solutions on 4 pillars:

·      Protocol software that monitors curtain exchange compliance

·      Sustainable cost-saving recyclable curtains

·      No-ladder solutions to promote lean workflows and safety

·      Patient and staff safety

E-mail: kgoelst@KleenEdge.com

Website: www.kleenedge.com 

On this episode of SPOT radio Charlie Webb CPPL speaks with Karen Goelst CEO of KleenEdge about their technology that helps manage patient curtain exchange cycles with the aim of preventing patient infections. 

Guest bio's:

Karen Goelst | Founder & CEO of KleenEdge 

With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen Goelst became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son’s hospital stay with MRSA.

Staying at his bedside she noticed everybody touched the fabric privacy curtain, but the label showed that it hadn’t been exchanged for 14 months. Thankfully her son recovered, but this realization started her journey in trying to understand why curtains weren’t getting exchanged when other touchpoints in the room were thoroughly disinfected.  Karen founded KleenEdge to ensure this infection risk did not impact other families.  

About KleenEdge

Launched in 2018, the company received early accolades for its innovative Protocol Compliance Software, receiving AHE’s Product Innovation Award, as well as getting patents for the QuickLoad and TeleTrack “no ladder” curtain exchange cubicle track solutions. KleenEdge’s solutions have helped many healthcare facilities dramatically reduce operational costs while having peace of mind knowing that their curtain exchanges are compliant and deliver the highest standard of care for their patient’s safety.

KleenEdge builds its privacy curtain solutions on 4 pillars:

·      Protocol software that monitors curtain exchange compliance

·      Sustainable cost-saving recyclable curtains

·      No-ladder solutions to promote lean workflows and safety

·      Patient and staff safety

E-mail: kgoelst@KleenEdge.com

Website: www.kleenedge.com