Michael
Make Mine a Single
Do you read your packaging IFUs? . . . you should. Do you double peel pack? . . . you probably shouldn’t. Most surveyors will cite you for doing it if your peel pack doesn’t support it. When double packing using paper-plastic pouches, one must be mindful of the risks. Proper sizing and application of…
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Routine Monitoring- What Should I Know? Part 2
Continuing from our last post around routine monitoring, let’s jump into biological indicators (BI) and process challenge devices (PCD). BIs contain a microorganism resistant to an intended sterilization cycle and are used to confirm its lethality. For terminal sterilization using H2O2, it always contains at least a million viable spores of Geobacillus stearothermophilus. The BI…
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