About ::Ralph Basile::

Ralph J. Basile, MBA, Vice President of Marketing & Regulatory Affairs, Healthmark Industries Company, Inc., Fraser, MI. Member of AAMI Board of Directors and a Member of the AAMI Foundation Board of Directors. Also a Board Member of the Sterile Barrier Association and a member of the KiiP Executive Committee. Active member of AAMI's Sterilization Standards Committee, including a member of AAMI ST/WG07 on Packaging, AAMI ST/WG40 (AAMI ST79) and Cochair of ST/WG12 on reprocessing IFUs and AAMI ST/WG13 on Washer-Disinfectors. Also a chair of a Subcommittee of ASTM F02 on Primary Barrier Packaging and Cochair of ASTM F04.15.17 on Medical Device Cleaning. U.S. Expert on ISO/TC198 WG12 on reprocessing IFUs and WG13 on Washer-Disinfectors. Over 30 years experience in the sterile processing. This includes numerous articles and presentations on cleaning of medical devices and related topics.