| 摘要 |
<p>A self-contained electronic test pack (2) utilizes parametric measurements to determine the efficacy of a sterilization cycle. The electronic test pack (2) is placed within a sterilization chamber and monitors and records environmental parameters at two predetermined locations during the sterilization cycle. More specifically, the test pack provides a challenging medium (12) to challenge sterilant penetration to a first location and measures a first environmental condition with a first sensor (38) at that location, and measures a second environmental condition within the sterilization chamber with a second sensor (36). The test pack records data associated with the first and second environmental conditions as well as time data from a timer within the test pack. The test pack may further process the data to determine whether adequate sterilant penetration has been achieved, or may transfer data to external devices to process the data.</p> |
