Novelties of the Russian medical laboratory market - biological indicators and chemical integrators for quality assurance of sterilisation from Raven Labs (USA) you can order from the exclusive distributor - the SIMAS Company.

In a complex of actions for sterilization of products of medical use control of efficiency has special value. Methods and control devices used till now not always allow to reveal defects of sterilization that involves increase of intrahospital infections.
The control of an overall performance of the sterilizing equipment is carried out by physical, chemical and biological (bacteriological) methods. Reliability of these methods is not always equal. Physical and chemical methods are intended for the operative control and allow to supervise observance of parameteres of modes of steam, gas, air sterilization, temperature, pressure, an exposition. The main disadvantage of these methods is that they cannot serve as the proof of effective sterilization.
For efficient definition the bacteriological method is authentic only.
In some cases there is a necessity of monitoring procedure by means of biotests of each load of a sterilizer. First of all, it is a question of sterilization of the tools used for performance of difficult operative interventions, demanding highly reliable sterile materials. Each load of implanted products also should be exposed to the bacteriological control. Thus use of the sterilized materials is forbidden before receiving negative results of the control.
Biological indicators ProTest from Raven Labs contain all necessary for the control steam or EO sterilizations.
The fifth class of chemical indicators are integrating indicators which react to all critical parameteres of a method of sterilization. The characteristic of this class of indicators is compared with inactivation of highly resistant microorganisms.
Chemical integrators (indicators) ProChem from Raven Labs completely correspond to 5 class of chemical indicators acc. to GOST Р ИСО 11140-1 "Sterilization of medical production. Chemical indicators.
The general requirements". Biological and chemical indicators from Raven Labs were listed into the register of products of medical appointment.
 


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