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Biological Indicators for Sterilization

Biological indicators (BIs) provide information on whether necessary conditions were met to kill a specified number of microorganisms (bacterial spores) for a given sterilization process, such as Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VH2O2) sterilization in V-PRO Low Temperature Sterilizers.

BIs are typically used within process challenge devices (PCD), designed to represent the most challenging products routinely processed for autoclave sterilization testing. A passing result for the BI within the PCD demonstrates that the sterilization cycle was effective at inactivating the BI, providing Sterile Processing Department staff with a level of assurance in their sterilization process. 

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steam sterilization

Celerity 20 STEAM BI
Celerity™ 20 STEAM Biological Indicator
  • Fast 20-minute results for load monitoring 
  • Easy to use twist and flick activation means no separate activator is needed 
  • Integrated barcode label makes electronic documentation easy 
Celerity 20 STEAM Process Challenge Device
Celerity™ 20 STEAM Process Challenge Device
  • Fast 20-minute results for load monitoring 
  • Compact process challenge device for easy testing and quick interpretation 
  • Validated for either dynamic air removal or gravity steam sterilization cycle
VERIFY Assert Self-Contained Biological Indicator
VERIFY™ Assert™ Self-Contained Biological Indicator
  • Provides results within 40 minutes 
  • Self-contained biological indicator used for routine monitoring, qualification, and product testing 
  • Easy to use and activate – no separate activator is required 
VERIFY Assert STEAM Process Challenge Device
VERIFY™ Assert™ STEAM Process Challenge Device
  • Rapid results within 40 minutes 
  • Used for routine monitoring, qualification, and load monitoring of dynamic air removal cycles (LCB032/LCB033) and for qualification, routine microbial monitoring, and cycle monitoring of gravity cycles (LCB043) 
  • Equivalent to an ANSI/AAMI ST79 16-Towel Biological Indicator Test Pack 
  • Lightweight and compact biological indicator process challenge device 
Biological steam
VERIFY™ Biological Steam Test Pack
  • Provides results in 24 hours 
  • Chemical Indicator provides immediate knowledge of steam sterilization failures 
  • Equivalent to an ANSI/AAMI ST79 16-Towel Test Pack 
BI Challenge pack
VERIFY™ Biological/Integrator Challenge Pack
  • Provides results in 24 hours 
  • Type 5 chemical integrator provides immediate knowledge of steam sterilization failures 
  • Equivalent to an ANSI/AAMI ST79 16-Towel Test Pack 
Dual
VERIFY™ Dual Species Self Contained Biological Indicators
  • Provides results within 24 hours for steam sterilization 
  • Provides results within 48 hours for ethylene (EO) Sterilization 
Celerity™ 5 HP Biological Indicators
Celerity™ 5 HP Biological Indicators
  • Read Time: Celerity 5 HP Biological Indicator provides results in just 5 minutes 
  • Cycles: Single-use, rapid readout biological indicator for use with V-PRO™ Low Temperature Sterilization Systems and STERRAD Systems* 
  • Features: Innovative glass-free design, requiring no separate activator 
Celerity™ 20 HP Biological Indicators
Celerity™ 20 HP Biological Indicators
  • Read Time: Celerity 20 HP Biological Indicator provides results in 20 minutes 
  • Cycles: Single-use, rapid readout biological indicator for use with V-PRO™ Low Temperature Sterilization Systems and STERRAD Systems* 
  • Features: Innovative glass-free design, requiring no separate activator 
Celerity™ 20 HP Challenge Indicator
Celerity™ 20 HP Challenge Pack
  • Read Time: Provides biological indicator results in 20 minutes 
  • Cycles: Used for qualification of V-PRO™ Low Temperature Sterilizers in less than three hours 
  • Feature: Challenge pack includes a Celerity™ HP Biological Indicator, a chemical indicator strip, and a blue polyurethane foam sheet 

incubators

Celerity STEAM Incubator
Celerity™ STEAM Incubator
  • Provides fast results of the Celerity™ 20 STEAM Biological Indicator in only 20 minutes 
  • Audio and visual alarms aid in easy results interpretation 
  • Offers electronic record keeping capabilities to assist with audits 
Celerity HP Incubator
Celerity™ HP Incubator
  • Designed exclusively to incubate and read activated Celerity™ 20 HP Biological Indicators 
  • Provides a final readout within 20 minutes 
  • Audio and visual alarms for easy interpretation of results 
VERIFY Incubator for Assert Self-Contained Biological Indicators
VERIFY™ Incubator for Assert™ Self-Contained Biological Indicators
  • Designed exclusively to incubate and read activated VERIFY™ Assert™ Self-Contained Biological Indicators (SCBIs) 
  • Provides a final readout within 40 minutes 
  • Audio and visual alarms for easy interpretation of results 
Incubators
VERIFY™ Incubators
  • For use with VERIFY™ Biological Indicators 
  • Tabletop incubator available for steam, VHP and EO biological indicators 
  • Available in 6 or 28 well capacity, and a 28 well dual temperature incubator 

Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization

VERIFY™ V24 Self-Contained Biological Indicator
VERIFY™ V24 Self-Contained Biological Indicator
  • Read Time: Provides results in 24-hours 
  • Cycles: For use with select V-PRO™ Low Temperature Sterilization Systems and STERRAD Systems* 
  • Feature: Self-contained biological indicator, with a Type 1 chemical indicator 
VERIFY™ V24 Challenge Pack
VERIFY™ V24 Challenge Pack
  • Read Time: Provides results in 24-hours 
  • Cycles: Used for qualification of V-PRO Low Temperature Sterilization Systems 
  • Feature: Preassembled biological indicator challenge pack 
* The Celerity HP Biological Indicators have been validated for use in all cycles on the STERRAD 100NX (with and without ALLClear Technology), STERRAD NX (with and without ALLClear Technology) and STERRAD 100S Sterilizers. Refer to the product’s instructions for use for complete details.