Spore Test Your Sterilizer and Autoclave

Is Your Sterilizer Effective or Infective?
To be sure, you need to do a spore test

For the health & safety of your patients and staff, sterilizers must be biologically monitored (sporetested) to meet CDC, ADA and OSHA guidelines.

Q - How do you make sure that the instruments in your office are sterile?
A - Do a spore test on a regular basis.

Important information from The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vol. 42/No. RR-8

Proper functioning of sterilization cycles should be verified by the periodic use (at least weekly) of biological indicators (i.e. spore tests).

Heat sensitive chemical indicators (e.g. those that change color after exposure to heat) alone do not ensure adequacy of a sterilization cycle but may be used on the outside of each pack to identify packs that have been processed through the heating cycle.

Here is what we will do for you ....

All positive reports are phoned in at once.
If you want the printed reports to be mailed to you every time, send the spore test with a self-addressed envelope.
Quarterly reports will be mailed to you free.
Toll free number 1-800-762-1586 for questions and consultation.
Consultation at no charge with our staff.

12 tests package

EMS-012

52 Tests package

EMS-052

The following are guidelines for the use of Biological and Chemical Indicators as per governing organization. You may click on the names of the Organizations to visit their web sites.

Organization	Biological Indicators	Chemical indicators
CDC	Weekly Each load of implantables Each EtO cycle	On every package Inside large packs
OSHA	Regularly - follows CDC recommendations	On every package
ADA	Weekly Each load of implantables	On every package May be used in every package
OSAP	Weekly	In every package
VA	Daily for steam & dry heat Each load of implantables Each EtO cycle	On every package May be used in every package
AAMI	Weekly Each load of implantables Each EtO cycle	On every package In every package In every unwrapped load
AORN	Weekly Each load of implantables Each EtO cycle	On every package In every package In every unwrapped load

For assistance call 1-800-801-9934
ask for Shlomo, Chuck, Mike, Daphne, Didier, Buddy, or Alin.