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started, a completed load is accessed, or an aborted load is rejected. This will be possible via an on-screen keyboard and a badge scan using a handheld barcode scanner.
Conclusion
Over the years, there has been increasing interest in low temperature sterilisation technologies, in particular, VH2O2 sterilisation. Unlike steam sterilisation, VH2O2 sterilisation cycles have different process variables and different cycles intended to process different medical
About the Author
Richard Bancroft, science and technical director, STERIS, has over 35 years’ experience in sterilisation and medical devices, and is a UK Registered Authorising Engineer (Decontamination). He has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) and has been granted 6 patents.
He has leadership roles in BSI, AAMI, CEN and ISO, as well as serving as chairman of ISO/TC 198, Sterilisation of healthcare products. He has been actively
involved in development of international standards for over 25 years and has been the recipient of AAMI’s Standards Developer Award.
About the Author
Brisia López Ortega, is the senior inter- national marketing manager at STERIS. Brisia has over 10 years’ experience in sterilisation and medical devices. During this time, she has contributed to inno- vations and new product development, particularly in the fields of VH2O2 steri- lisation and sterility assurance products (CI and BI). She is an AFNOR expert in ISO/TC 198, Sterilisation of healthcare products.
devices, hence the need for cycle monitoring to reflect this. In recent years, much development has been conducted in order to have a complete set of tools to exhaustively monitor VH2O2 cycles. STERIS now offers a comprehensive monitoring solution to correctly monitor VH2O2 sterilisation cycles; the different PCDs support accurate VH2O2 concentration and penetration verification, while the IMS enhances the cycle parameter monitoring. Together they offer complete cycle verification that support compliance to ISO 22441.
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