Medical Equipment Repair Associates provides repair and training services for Sterilis devices

Sterilis LLC, an on-site point of care medical waste remediation company headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, announced that it has signed Medical Equipment Repair Associates (MERA), a medical equipment servicing company headquartered in Chetek, Wisconsin, to a definitive multiyear agreement to provide repair and training services for Sterilis’ regulated medical waste remediation devices.

MERA will assist Sterilis’ service organization with installations, repairs, scheduled maintenance and other preventive maintenance activities, as well as special projects such as software updates.

“We are excited to partner with MERA. With this partnership, we strengthen our abilities and capabilities to offer professional, round-the-clock service to our customers,” said Bob Winskowicz, CEO of Sterilis. “Our priority is to provide a system that not only is safe and effective for all personnel, but that is also easy to use. By combining MERA’s service capabilities with our existing service organization, we further strengthen our abilities to deliver best in class customer service to our clients.”

Sterilis developed patented technology that combines a steam sterilizer with a grinder, allowing regulated medical waste to be treated on-site and on demand at point of care in about 60 minutes, after which it can be thrown out with regular waste. It is being used in a variety of regulated medical waste settings including hospitals, community needle drop centers, dialysis clinics, surgery centers, dermatology and ophthalmology practices, health clinics, prisons, clinical labs, nursing homes and acute care facilities.

Founded in 1973, MERA operates more than 90 locations in both the U.S. and Canada and serves independent medical equipment and service companies that function as one organization.

“With Sterilis’ radical new approach to treating medical waste, customers need highly effective repair and training services to maximize their investment in the Sterilis device, and that’s where MERA excels,” says Carl Brinkman, director of sales and marketing at MERA. “Being a company that is familiar with working with medical equipment manufacturers, we are confident in the services MERA provides to our customers. Sterilis is truly changing the regulated medical waste landscape and we are excited to be a part of that.”