Air leaks in the sterilization chamber threatens the sterilization safety. Daily use of Bowie & Dick Test Sheets help to determine sterilizer malfunctions at an early stage.
Bowie & Dick Test Sheets can be placed inside a pack made of dry towels according EN 285 standard. In case of sterilizer malfunction, the test sheet will show a non-uniform color develop-ment and possible failures can be interpreted easily by enclosed color change card.
Water based, non-toxic chemical indicator comply to ISO 11140-1
Test sheet can be kept for recording purpose
Manufactured in absence of lead or other heavy metals
RELATED STANDARS
Bowie Dick Test Packs fulfill the performance requirements of ISO 11140-4.Indicator used is classified as class 2 according to ISO 11140-1 standard. CE marking is not applicable for indicator products, because this product is not considered a medical device under the clause of the EC-directive 93/42/EEC
INTENDED USE
Bowie Dick Test Packs are designed for daily monitoring of air removal and steam penetration in pre-vacuum steam sterilizers.The Bowie Dick test Packs provide immediate visual evidence of inadequate air removal or air leak, vacuum pump failures, presence of non-condensable gases, high temperature, steam penetration, wet steam problems.
OPERATION CONDITIONS
Bowie Dick Test Packs are designed to operate in pre-vacuum steam sterilizers at 121 °C 10 minutes, 134 °C 3.5 minu- tes operation conditions. The color change should be che-cked with the sheet in the back of packaging to show if the parameters have been reached.