Sterilization Indicators
Sterilization indicator tapes are primarily used in conjunction with sterilization and disinfection cabinets. Medical products need to be sterilized and disinfected through different methods before they can be used.
To prevent confusion with medical products and avoid medical accidents, user units employ a large number of sterilization indicator tapes to determine whether items have been sterilized and disinfected.
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Sterilization indicator tapes use medical crepe paper as the base material and are printed with different indicator inks. Cut an appropriate length of sterilization indicator tape, attach it to the item to be sterilized, and place it in the sterilization and disinfection cabinet.
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After the item has completed the sterilization and disinfection process, the indicator ink on the tape will change color accordingly.
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Observers can visually determine whether the item has been sterilized and disinfected by checking the ink color displayed on the indicator tape.
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Record personnel can directly write down the sterilization time and other records on the indicator tape after disinfection, with the ink ensuring long-term non-fading of the text.
Ethylene oxide sterilization indicator tape
The product is made with crepe paper as the base material, coated with color-changing ink as the sterilization indicator, and backed with pressure-sensitive adhesive. It is specifically designed to be adhered to the exterior of packages containing items to be sterilized with ethylene oxide, serving as an indication of whether the package has undergone the ethylene oxide sterilization process. This prevents confusion with unsterilized packages and is suitable for quick inspection of the sterilization and disinfection process and effectiveness.
Attach the ethylene oxide sterilization indicator tape to the package containing items to be sterilized, and then place it in the ethylene oxide sterilization chamber. After sterilization with an ethylene oxide concentration of 600±50ml/L, at a temperature of 50~55℃, and a humidity of 65%~85% for more than 3 minutes, the indicator ink will change from red to green, indicating that the items have been sterilized.
Sterilization indicator tape and indicator card
Sterilization indicator tapes and cards are tools used to verify whether medical equipment and instruments have been thoroughly sterilized. They indicate whether the equipment or instruments have been sterilized by changing color or through other signals. In the medical industry, sterilization indicator tapes and cards are indispensable devices.
Sterilization indicator tape is made by depositing sterilization indicators onto a special paper substrate. When the steam in the sterilized instrument reaches a certain temperature, the sterilization indicator will change color, making it easy to check whether the sterilization goal has been achieved.
The usage of sterilization indicator tape is very simple. Just attach it to the instrument that needs to be sterilized and place it in the sterilizer for sterilization. After sterilization, remove the sterilization indicator tape for inspection. If the indicator color has changed, it indicates that sterilization has been successful.
Sterilization indicator cards are similar to sterilization indicator tapes and are generally made of one or more indicators. However, the difference is that sterilization indicator cards require the use of a vacuum sterilizer because only in a vacuum sterilizer can both temperature and pressure reach the specified requirements.
The usage of sterilization indicator cards is slightly more complex than that of sterilization indicator tapes. First, place the sterilization indicator card in the sterilizer for sterilization. After sterilization, remove the sterilization indicator card and use a special card reader to read it. The reading result will show whether the sterilization indicator card has changed color, thereby determining whether sterilization has been successful.
