Bowie-Dick Test Pack: Once-A-Day® Test-Pak™

Description

The Once-A-Day® Bowie-Dick Test Pak™ is a pre-assembled, disposable Bowie-Dick test pack. It features a traditional white-to-black color change. Specifically, you use it to ensure adequate air removal in dynamic air removal steam sterilizers.

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) recommends using Bowie-Dick Tests to qualify sterilizer performance. Perform these tests when you first install a sterilizer, whenever you move it, and after a major repair. This requires three consecutive test cycles with passing results. You typically use Bowie-Dick Tests each day the sterilizer operates, though only one passing test cycle is required for routine monitoring.

Bowie-Dick test packs provide a challenge for pre-vacuum sterilizers (270°F-276°F) at the start of each day, or after routine or other maintenance. Place the test pack in an otherwise empty sterilizer, positioning it carefully near the drain.

The Once-A-Day® Test-Pak™ includes a series of air removal and steam penetration barriers, with a chemical indicator centrally placed in each pack. Additionally, a Steam-Dot™ Process Indicator on the outermost barrier (box) quickly differentiates processed from unprocessed packs. You can use this pack to detect low temperature/pressure, wet, and superheated steam. The Once-A-Day® Test-Pak™ Bowie-Dick Test Pack complies with AAMI / ISO 11140-1:2010, Type 2 and AAMI / ISO 11140-5:2007 standards.

Features & Benefits:

• • Pre-assembled single-use pack eliminates the need to assemble a test pack.
  • Distinct color change (white to black) indicates effective steam penetration.
  • Write load information directly onto the test sheet after processing to simplify record-keeping.
  • Lot Number and Expiration Date are printed on each pack to enhance traceability.

Specifications:

• • Storage Conditions: Store at 15°C-32°C (59°F-90°F) and 30-70% relative humidity. Keep in a cool, dry place.

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