NSN 6530-01-580-9432

6530015809432

NO

46808

N/A

100 units; spore-g.Stearothermophilus; thermoplastic culture tube housing glass ampule and filter-paper carrier

Test equipment for sterilization

Controlled room temperature

Eztest h2o2 (for hydrogen peroxide)

Sterilization biological indicator

24.0 months

Eztest h2o2 (for hydrogen peroxide; self-contained biological indicator

Bacterial spores on a filter-paper carrier packaged in a small, thrmoplastic culture tube; inside the tube is a sealed-glass ampoule of specially-formulated soybean casein digest culture medium containing a color indicator-turns yellow when spores grow

Ten units per cycle is commonly used; expose load to sterilization cycle; with one non-sterilized unit mark positive control and the one exposed, crush glass culture ampoule to active; place in incubator 55-60 degrees c 24 hours; if all spores are killed the culture medium will remain red; if spores survived medium will turn yellow (positive)

For hydrogen peroxide-results in 24 hours without laboratory transfers

Expiration is 24 months from date of manufacture; read results every 12 to 24 hours; all positive (yellow) samples should be recorded and discarded immediately. All yellow samples should be autoclaved prior to disposal