Sterilization biological indicator Verify®

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Verify® Self-Contained Biological Indicators are the most convenient format for biological indicator testing. The fully enclosed single-or dual-species indicators, with a chemical indicator and growth medium, are designed to monitor steam and/or ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization cycles and help eliminate false positives and the need for aseptic handling. Product Overview STERIS Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicators are available as either single or dual species formats: Bacillus atrophaeus (BA) for ethylene oxide and/or Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS) for saturated steam sterilization. This flexibility allows the use of Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicators in monitoring steam sterilization [250°F (121°C) gravity, 270°F (132°C) pre-vacuum, 270°F (132°C) gravity flash] and ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization processes. Each Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicator is completely self-contained in a vial with a disc inoculated with the specified spores, and an ampule of specially formulated soybean casein digest growth medium with a pH indicator. In addition, the vial label contains a chemical indicator for steam and EO. HOW VERIFY SELF-CONTAINED BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS WORK STERIS Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicators are small devices that can be easily placed into sterilization loads. After sterilization, each Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicator can be activated using a special tool that allows the disc inoculated with spores to contact the media. The Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicator is then placed in the appropriate incubator.