About Us
Company Overview
Ruhof is an innovator and leading manufacturer world
renowned for offering reliable solutions and
individualized service to help you meet and exceed
your decontamination and materials management
challenges. As the pioneer in instrument and scope
care, Ruhof introduced the first enzymatic detergent
to the market in 1976. Since then we have dedicated
ourselves to research, development and manufacturing
state-of-the-art products to ensure the complete
cleaning and reprocessing of all surgical instruments
and scopes. Addressing the ever-increasing concern
of cross contamination in hospitals, Ruhof's research and
development department revolutionized the cleaning industry
with our new Advanced Proteolitic Action enzymatic detergents,
cleaning brushes and foam sprays. This new product line provides
the most highly advanced enzymatic solutions that dramatically
reduce cross contamination while lowering repair and replacement
costs. As a global leader in our ISO certified facilities, a certification
that we meet and exceed worldwide standards of quality
assurance in production and customer service, Ruhof brand
products also bear the CE mark, which guarantees that our
products comply with the European Medical Devices Directive
93-742-EEC.
Company History
Ruhof was founded in 1976 with the development of Protozyme, the first enzymatic detergent for surgical instruments, and Surgistain for refurbishing corroded stainless steel instruments. Today, our product line includes our Advanced Proteolitic Action enzymatic detergents, refurbishing products for instruments and autoclaves, lubricants, germicidal surface disinfectants, scope brushes and sponges, odor eliminators, betadine stain removers and more. Ruhof also announced the formation of Ruhof Healthcare, a national accounts contracting partnership dedicated to making it easier for GPOs, IDNs and individual healthcare customers to obtain Ruhof's premium enzymatic detergents and a full line of instrument care products now being used by one in every five hospitals nationwide (from IMS market data).
RUHOF CORPORATE QUALITY POLICY
The Ruhof Corporation will continuously maintain a quality management system to ensure the quality of our surgical instrument cleaning products and other state-of-the-art chemical specialties, in order to satisfy the needs of our customers.