24 min Biological Indicator Challenge Pack for 132°C 4 minute and 135°C 3 minute Vacuum-Assisted Steam Sterilisation. Each pack contains one 3M™ Attest™ Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicator 1492V and one 3M™ Attest™ Chemical Integrator for steam, 1243. Includes 5 controls.
The 3M™ Attest™ Super Rapid 5 Steam‑Plus Challenge Pack 41482VF is specifically designed for routinely challenging and conducting qualification testing of 132°C (270°F) and 135°C (275°F) dynamic‑air‑removal (pre‑vacuum) steam sterilisation processes in healthcare facilities. This convenient disposable challenge pack presents a challenge to the sterilisation process equivalent to the user‑assembled biological indicator (BI) challenge test pack (towel PCD) recommended by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). Each challenge pack contains a 3M™ Attest™ Super Rapid Readout Biological Indicator 1492V (brown cap), a 3M™ Attest™ Type 5 Chemical Integrator for Steam Steam Chemical Integrator, and a record keeping sheet. AAMI recommends that steam sterilisation loads containing an implant be monitored with a process challenge device containing a biological indicator and a Class 5 integrating indicator. 3M™ Attest™ Type 5 Chemical Integrator for Steam are Class 5 Integrating Indicators as classified by ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11140‑1:2005/®2010. The 3M™ Attest™ Type 5 Chemical Integrator for Steam offers an immediate Accept/Reject reading that allows for implant load early release in emergency situations as defined in AAMI ST‑79. The 1492V BI is a self‑contained dual readout biological indicator specifically designed for rapid and reliable monitoring of the steam sterilisation process when used in conjunction with the 3M™ Attest™ Auto‑reader 490. When steam processed, the process indicator on the top of the 1492V BI cap changes color from pink to light brown. 3M™ Attest™ 1492V biological indicator controls are provided with the challenge packs.
- Provides BI results in 24 minutes
- Offers 3X faster results than Attest Rapid BIs for 132°C and 135°C vacuum-assisted steam sterilisation cycles
- Helps deliver BI results in about the same time as it takes to cool a load
- Meets ISO and FDA performance requirements for biological indicators
- Contains viable organisms that provide a direct measure of lethality
- Puts your instrument turnaround speed into overdrive for improved patient safety