Biological Indicators for Sterilization

Celerity HP Biological Indicators and Incubators

The Celerity™ 20 HP Biological Indicator provides results in 20 minutes and is designed for use with STERIS’s VHP MD and LS Biodecontamination Chambers or VHP LTS-V Low Temperature Sterilizers to monitor Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) sterilization processes.

Spordex Biological Indicator Discs

Spordex® Biological Indicator Discs are small, individually or bulk-packaged discs of filter paper, polyflex, or stainless-steel coupons inoculated with bacteria spores for monitoring ethylene oxide (EO), dry heat, and saturated steam sterilization, or hydrogen peroxide vapor biodecontamination.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordex Biological Indicator Strips

Spordex® Biological Indicator Strips are small, individually packaged spore strips made of special filter paper inoculated with single species of bacterial spores to monitor, validate, and requalify ethylene oxide, dry heat, or saturated steam sterilization.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)
• Custom configurations

Spordex Culture Media

STERIS Spordex® Culture Media is a growth medium of modified soybean casein digest broth that provides nutrients for the incubation of bacteria spores. A pH indicator provides a distinct color change in the individual, sterilized tubes for easy-to-read indication of microbial growth.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordex Self-Contained Biological Indicator Ampoules

Spordex® Self-Contained Biological Indicator Ampoules are designed to confirm sterilization of liquids in steam autoclave cycles. The self-contained submersible biological indicator is used to test the worst-case locations in liquids or within your steam sterilizer.

Bacterial Spores:

• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordex Spore Suspensions

Spordex® Spore Suspensions is a certified population of single species bacterial spores suspended in an aqueous solution. Allows direct inoculation of surfaces to monitor ethylene oxide (EO) and dry heat sterilization cycles.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordex VH2O2 Biological Indicators

Spordex® VH2O2 Biological Indicators is a hydrogen peroxide vapor biological indicator and growth medium for testing, validation,and routine monitoring of applications with VHP Biodecontamination Units using patented STERIS VHP process technology.

Bacterial Spores:

• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordi Biological Indicator Discs

Spordi® Biological Indicator Discs are made of special filter paper inoculated with dual spore species that can be used to check the effectiveness of steam, ethylene oxide (EO), and dry heat sterilizers.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Spordi Biological Indicator Strips

Spordi® Biological Indicator Strips are made of special filter paper inoculated with bacterial spores to monitor, validate,and requalify ethylene oxide, dry heat,or saturated steam sterilization.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Verify Incubators

Verify® Incubators are small, single- or dual-temperature tabletop laboratory incubators designed for use with STERIS self-contained biological indicators and process challenge devices to monitor steam and ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization process.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Verify Process Challenge Devices

Verify® Process Challenge Devices are completely self-contained biological indicators for monitoring steam and ethylene oxide (EO) gas sterilization processes. Each test pack contains a single spore species in a vial, along with a specially formulated soybean casein digest growth medium.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)

Verify Self-Contained Biological Indicators

Verify® Self-Contained Biological Indicators are the most convenient format for biological indicator testing. The fully enclosed single-or dual-species indicators, with a chemical indicator and growth medium, are designed to monitor steam and/or ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization cycles and help eliminate false positives and the need for aseptic handling.

Bacterial Spores:

• Bacillus atrophaeus (BA)
• Geobacillus stearothermophilus (GS)