Soon you’ll be able to get biological indicator results for vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization cycles in just 24 minutes.*
Upon FDA clearance, all customers who use our 4-hour system for VH2O2 will be able to seamlessly upgrade to the new system.
3M’s well established rapid read-out biological indicator technology has been developed into a new system for monitoring vaporised hydrogen peroxide sterilization processes (also known as Plasma). It is approved by the FDA for STERRAD® and can also be used in other systems such a V-PRO®*.
With the new 4-hour 3M™ Attest™ Rapid Read-Out Biological Indicators make it easier to monitor every load. Highlighted in EN ISO 14161, the system provides patients with the highest and most consistent quality of care – no matter which sterilization method is used.
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With 4-hour rapid biological indicator results, it's now practical to implement every-load monitoring for vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization. Now you can provide patients with the highest and most consistent quality of care - whether instruments are sterilized with steam, ethylene oxide, or vaporized hydrogen peroxide.
Biological indicator results and other key information flow directly into your instrument tracking software when you connect with the 3M™ Attest™ Auto-reader 490H. By reducing the risk of human error, you’ll improve accuracy and streamline record-keeping. Contact your instrument tracking system representative for more information.
For facilities not currently using instrument tracking system software, a web based user interface for the Attest Auto-reader 490H, with mobile device and PC remote access options, is available.
Obtain the sterilization assurance information you need with the family of monitoring products from 3M. The same vibrant blue-to-pink chemical indicator colour change occurs across all the monitoring products for vaporised hydrogen peroxide sterilization. Easy to use, easy to interpret.
3M™ Comply™ Hydrogen Peroxide Indicator Tape 1228 conforms a pack heading to the operating room has been exposed to a vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization cycle.
3M™ Comply Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical Indicators 1248 conform to the operating room that sterilant has penetrated to the point of placement in the pack.
And the 3M™ Attest™ Rapid Readout Biological Indicators 1295, when used with the Attest Auto-reader 490H, demonstrate the lethality of the sterilization cycle.