abstract |
1. A STERILITY INDICATOR COMPRISING-: (A) AN ENVELOPE, BEING PERMEABLE TO A SELECTED GASEOUS STERILIZING MEDIA BUT BEING IMPERMEABLE TO A SELECTED SUITABLE TEST ORGANISM AND TO BACTERIA; (B) A SELECTED QUANTITY OF TEST ORGANISMS BEING RESISTANT TO THE SELECTED GASEOUS STERILIZING MEDIA, BEING IN AN UNINCUBATED STATE, AND BEING SEALED WITHIN SAID ENVELOPE; AND (C) A SELECTED QUANTITY OF A SELECTED GROWTH MEDIA IN AN UNINCUBATED STATE SEALED WITHIN SAID ENVELOPE. |