Town And Country Newspaper - Article St. Luke's, Lehigh University collaboration results in clever, life-saving invention. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Among stories of hope, generosity and togetherness, the COVID-19 pandemic has also given rise to an incredible feat of ingenuity â the invention of the "Bug Zapper" to sterilize masks. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â As hospitals and other entrance-line organizations jumped to secure large portions of life-saving supplies and private protective gear (PPE), there has additionally been the need to determine quicker, more environment friendly methods to clean and sterilize these gadgets, significantly the coveted N95 masks. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â St. Luke's University Health Network anesthesiologist, Christopher Roscher, MD, anticipated the necessity and an idea began to kind. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The St. Luke's Sterile Processing Department, or SPD, is the place the place all surgical and medical instruments are despatched to be meticulously cleaned, sanitized and packaged for reuse. It's a behind-the-scenes function that is a vital part of the well being care system. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â "On any given day, we are processing many, many objects here at our hospital in Bethlehem," states Taylor Bennett, St. Luke's Network Director of Sterile Processing. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â For Dr. Roscher, a mild went on â actually and figuratively.