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3M™ Comply™ (Thermalog™) Steam Chemical Integrators


3M™ Comply™ (Thermalog™) Steam Chemical Integrators
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These chemical integrators are Class 5 integrating indicators used for pack control as a method for monitoring sterilization process conditions inside each pack. 3M™ Comply™ Thermalog™ Steam Chemical Integrators can also be used inside a process challenge device (PCD) to release processed items, excluding implants (load control), however they do not replace the use of biological indicators.

3M™ Comply™ Thermalog™ Steam Chemical Integrators consist of a paper wick and steam and temperature sensitive chemical contained in a paper/film and foil laminate envelope. Steam enters the permeable topside of the device -- the chemical melts and migrates along the paper wick; the distance or extent of migration depends on exposure to steam, time, and temperature. The migration is visible through a window marked UNSAFE or SAFE. The color should enter the SAFE window. If it does not, then the critical parameters of the steam sterilization process (time, temperature, and saturated steam) were not present.

Used in all 245-275°F/118-136°C steam sterilization cycles.

3M™ Comply™ Thermalog™ EO Chemical Integrators consist of a color chemistry on an absorptive strip obtained in an envelope paper/film/foil laminate sealed on all but one side. Ethylene oxide (EO) and moisture enter the unsealed side of the integrator and turn the strip at that point from yellow to blue. The distance or rate of migration of the blue color is influenced by all the critical parameters of EO sterilization (i.e., EO concentration, relative humidity, time and temperature). The blue color migration is visible through windows marked UNSAFE or SAFE. For a SAFE result, the strip inside the integrator will turn blue and enter the SAFE window. If the blue color has not migrated into the SAFE window then the critical parameters of the EO sterilization process were not present.

The chemical indicator can only be used in warm (120-145°F/49-63°C) and cool (85-100°F/29-38°C cycles) EO/HCFC gas mixture sterilization processes.

Image Catalog # Product Description MSDS
Comply Thermalog Chemical Integrators   2134MM   3M™ Comply™ (Thermalog™) Steam Chemical Integrator 2134MM  4 inch x 3/4 inch (10,16cm x 1,91cm) Steam Chemical Integrator, moving front  PDF  
Benefits
  • Integrates all critical parameters of steam and EO sterilization to provide a convenient way to monitor proper sterilization process conditions.
  • Distinct “SAFE” or "UNSAFE” readout provides confidence that the results were read correctly.
  • Immediately identify problems in specific packs or the load.
  • Convenient small size to fit all packs.
  • Complies with standards.
    Suggested Applications
  • To monitor sterilization exposure in steam or EO sterilization processes.
  • Use steam chemical integrators for all 245-270°F/118-136°C steam sterilization cycles.
  • Use EO chemical integrators for EO/HCFC gas mixture sterilization processes.

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