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Choose the product that's easiest to find and easiest to read when compared to other Type 5 chemical integrators tested.4,5
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1) Kirk B. Detecting vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization (VH2O2) process failures in clinical settings using chemical indicators.Zentr Steril.2020;28(6):334–343.
2) 3M data on file.
3) Accessed from the 510(k) Premarket Notification Database on April 28, 2023.
4) Based on 3M-commissioned Gestalt survey of U.S. OR professionals with CIs placed in an actual instrument tray, shown to respondents in images of simulated-use conditions.
5) Based on 3M-commissioned Gestalt survey of U.S. OR professionals, with CIs exposed to a steam sterilization cycle, shown to respondents in images of simulated-use conditions.
6) Preference based on 3M-commissioned Gestalt survey of US OR professionals (n=160) when comparison products are similarly priced, commercially available, and perform as intended.
7) ISO 11140-1:2014 and ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017.