Method Of Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Sterilization Process
a technology of a sterilization process and an indicator system, which is applied in the direction of microbiological testing/measurement, biochemistry apparatus and processes, etc., can solve the problem that the sterility assurance level potential of the sterilization process cannot be accurately predicted using the bis, and there are no specific additional guidelines or requirements that have been defined. problem, to achieve the effect of evaluating the effectiveness of the sterilization process
Pending Publication Date: 2021-04-01
STRYKER CORP
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This approach provides more accurate resistance characteristics and a linear inactivation profile, enabling better evaluation of sterilization processes and comparison of biological indicators across different manufacturers, ensuring consistent performance and predictability.
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However, there are still no specific additional guidelines or requirements that have been defined for biological indicators used in hydrogen peroxide processes (or processes using similar sterilants such as peracetic acid or chlorine dioxide).
However, as there are no standard conditions for a VH202 BI resistometer, every manufacturer of a VH202 BI currently uses their own specific exposure conditions, which results in the VH202 BIs of different manufacturers having different, non-standard performance data.
Since the inactivation profile of these types of biological indicators is not linear as a function of exposure time over the full range of inactivation, the sterility assurance level potential of the sterilization process cannot be accurately predicted using these BIs.
Moreover, since every hydrogen peroxide manufacturer is using different conditions of hydrogen peroxide concentration or dose, or testing chamber temperature, it is very hard to define common parameters to compare the resistance / performance characteristics of different hydrogen peroxide biological indicators.
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[0047]In the following description of the exemplary embodiments, references to the accompanying drawings are by way of illustration of examples by which the invention may be practiced. It will be understood that other embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the invention disclosed.
[0048]The term “sterilization” generally refers to rendering a substance incapable of reproduction, metabolism and / or growth. While this is often taken to mean total absence of living organisms, the term may be used herein to also refer to a substance free from living organisms to a target degree previously agreed to be acceptable. Thus, unless otherwise indicated, the term sterilization may be used herein to also refer to methods and procedures less rigorous than sterilization, for example, decontamination and the like. Moreover, although the methods of the invention will be described herein in the particular field of sterilization of medical devices, the skilled addressee will appreci...
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A method is provided for establishing resistance characteristics of a biological indicator in a sterilization process using a sterilant vapor. The method includes the step of creating a biological indicator inactivation profile by obtaining differential sterilant vapor pressure values in a sterilization chamber during sterilant vapor injection and determining D-values as a function of the differential sterilant vapor pressure values obtained. The biological indicator inactivation profile, when represented as a function of differential sterilant vapor pressure, may be linear over the full range of inactivation. The biological indicator inactivation profile may be created by injecting the sterilant vapor into the sterilization chamber and measuring biological indicator survival at different differential sterilant vapor pressure values. The method may include providing biological indicator inactivation data during sterilization at a given sterilization chamber temperature and initial sterilant concentration for use in creating the biological indicator inactivation profile at another temperature and sterilant concentration.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 955,452 filed Dec. 1, 2015, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 086,892 filed Dec. 3, 2014, which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to indicator systems for determining the effectiveness of a sterilization process and more particularly relates to methods for establishing resistance characteristics of a biological indicator.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In health care, as well as many other industries, it is nearly always necessary to monitor the effectiveness of processes used to sterilize equipment such as medical devices, waste materials, instruments and other disposable or non-disposable articles. In these settings, sterilization is generally defined as the process of completely destroying all viable microorganisms including structures such as infe...
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IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/22
CPCC12Q1/22
InventorDUFRESNE, SYLVIE
OwnerSTRYKER CORP