Test pack to monitor effectiveness of sterilization process

摘要

A sterilization test pack, including a base comprising a pair of recessed compartments, wherein the recessed compartments are arranged in a non-concentric relationship and are in fluid communication with each other; a cover attached to the base and forming a sealed enclosure for the recessed compartments; an external channel providing the only fluid communication between the sealed enclosure and an external environment; a selected sterilization indicator in a first of the recessed compartments; and a chemical integrator and/or a chemical indicator in a second of the recessed compartments, in which the external channel is configured to allow only restricted flow of a gaseous sterilization medium into the recessed compartments and the base and cover are otherwise impenetrable by the gaseous sterilization medium.

主权项

1. A sterilization test pack, comprising:
a base comprising a pair of recessed compartments, wherein the recessed compartments are arranged in a non-concentric relationship and are in fluid communication with each other, the base comprising a raised peripheral surface; a cover attached to the base and forming a sealed enclosure for the recessed compartments; at least one external channel formed in the raised peripheral surface of the base and providing the only fluid communication between the sealed enclosure and an external environment; a sterilization indicator in a first of the recessed compartments; and a chemical integrator, a chemical indicator, or both a chemical integrator and a chemical indicator in a second of the recessed compartments, wherein said external channel is configured to allow only restricted flow of a gaseous sterilization medium into the recessed compartments and the base and the cover are otherwise impenetrable by the gaseous sterilization medium, wherein the test pack is free of a sterilant absorber positioned within the sealed enclosure.