Monitoring Products for Steam Sterilization
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A CANTEL MEDICAL COMPANY Your most trusted partner for sterilization products and services. Monitoring Products for Steam Sterilization

Table of Contents Crosstex | Industrial is a division of Crosstex International, a Cantel Medical Company (NYSE:CMN). We are a leading global manufacturer of infection control and sterilization assurance products. We create high quality, innovative products, the majority of which are manufactured in the United States. Our broad range of products include the following key product lines: Biological Indicators, Chemical Indicators, Quality Control Test Suspensions, Sterilization Pouches and Tubes, Custom Indicator Labels, Face Masks and High Level Disinfectants. Our global market segments...

monitoring Steam sterilization processes provide fast, visible, assurance of effective steam sterilization processing. Use of and minimizes the potential for false positives associated with SporView®10 SCBIs Consist of a thermoplastic vial and a brown cap, a crushable glass ampule with an exclusively formulated Trypticase® Soy Broth (TSB) modified with pH indicator, and a disc inoculated with Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores • 10 hour final readout using standard dry block incubator (55°C to 60°C) Crosstex Self-Contained Biological Indicators (SCBIs) for consistent and reliable results...

Spore Ampules Crosstex Spore Ampules are ideal for use in validation and routine monitoring of liquid steam sterilization cycles. Spore Ampules are manufactured using hermetically sealed Type I borosilicate glass containing an exclusively formulated Trypticase® Soy Broth (TSB) modified with pH indicator, and Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores. No activation is required; simply expose Spore Ampules to the sterilization process and incubate. • Reduced incubation time of 48 hours • Clear, visible results as growth is evident by turbidity and/or a color shift of the media from purple to...

Biological Indicators The Crosstex Digital Dry Block Incubator is designed for convenient and reliable incubation of 1 mL Spore Ampules, SporView® SCBIs, SporView®10 SCBIs and Traditional SCBIs. • The electronically-heated aluminum block holds up to 10 units • 13 mm well size • Temperature and incubation time are displayed digitally • Adjustable temperature (5°C to 70°C) and incubation time (0 to 99h 59m) • Reaches the set point temperature in 15 minutes or less • Transparent lid included to ensure consistent temperature and to protect the units • 12 month limited warranty Digital Dry Block...

Inoculated Carriers & Biological Indicators Crosstex manufactures a full line of Inoculated Carriers and Biological Indicators (BIs) for use in monitoring Steam sterilization processes. Our most popular inoculated carriers and biological indicators are manufactured using state of the art equipment, which provides assurance that each glassine pouch contains a biological indicator consistent in population, purity and dimension. • Convenient shelf packages of 100 units per box • Products are accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis and are certified with population, purity, and resistance...

Crosstex Spore Discs are available in two sizes, 6 mm and 3 mm diameters. The discs are designed to be utilized as inoculated carriers for placement directly into areas of a device which are the most difficult to sterilize. • The Inoculated Carriers are packaged in easy-to-access and handle bulk packaging • Crosstex Spore Discs will fit into small areas of a device where a standard-sized spore strip cannot be used, such as within a syringe barrel, inside tubing and vials or under a cap • Compliant with ISO 11138-1 6 mm 3 mm Geobacillus stearothermophilus Cell Line 7953 24 month shelf life...

Spore Suspensions Crosstex manufactures a wide range of Spore Suspensions utilized in Steam sterilization processes. The Spore Suspensions are pure suspensions of spores with known steam resistance characteristics and a variety of population levels standardized per 0.1 mL. The Spore Suspensions allow for direct inoculation of products, typically to verify sterility of devices where a traditional biological indicator spore strip cannot be used. They can also be used for a variety of other microbiological tests including cleaning effectiveness studies, Bioburden percent recovery and...

Chemical Process Indicators Crosstex Steam Chemical Process Indicators (CPIs) meet performance specifications as outlined in ISO 11140-1 Sterilization of health care products - Chemical indicators - Part 1: General requirements, for Type 1 Process Indicators. Our Chemical Process Indicators provide a fast and consistent visual check on items that were sterilized by steam. • Consistent and irreversible color transition • No light sensitivity issues • Permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive • Room temperature storage (15°C to 30°C) • Each shipment is accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis to...

Chemical Indicators Chemical Indicators, Integrators and Emulators Crosstex manufactures a large range of Chemical Indicators, Integrators and Emulators used for Steam sterilization. Our indicators demonstrate exceptional performance and are customized for the most widely used steam sterilization processes. • Room temperature storage (15°C to 30°C) • Each shipment includes a Certificate of Analysis for assurance of product quality and performance Unexposed EmPlus 134™ Emulators – Type 6 • For use in pre-vacuum steam sterilizers operating at 134°C for 3.5 minutes or longer • Indicator turns...

Chemical Indicator Pen Chemical indicator pen allows users to identify and monitor items that are steam processed. Ink changes color from black to red when processed. Works on nonporous surfaces (i.e. metal, glass or plastic). 8” DUAL™ Monitor Strips - Type 1 • Color transition from cream to orange in EO and cream to dark brown in Steam • Designed to be used for both Steam and EO therby reducing inventory, is error-free and saves money over single process indicators • 8” strips can be used for larger packs or torn in half at perforation for smaller packs • ISO 11140-1 Type 1 Compliant...