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UNIVERSAL STERILIZATION INDICATORS
One indicator for all sterilants
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REVOLUTIONARY, UNIVERSALIZING CHEMICAL STERILIZATION INDICATORS (CSI)
JP Laboratories, Inc, Middlesex, NJ (USA), has invented and developed two major groups of unique and revolutionary chemical sterilization indicators (CSI) which have a rare combination of the most desired properties sought for decades and still not found in the commercially available CSI.
These two groups of human and machine readable (barcode and RFID) CSI, trade-named UniSterIndi™, change from opaque-to-clear upon sterilization, irrespective of the sterilant used and hence have the capability of universalizing CSI - making the current jungle of hundreds of CSI obsolete and capturing the global annual market of about $450 million.
The first group of CSI undergo an abrupt change in color & opacity after ~90% of the time. They change from silvery white/opaque to clear and display a message, e.g., “PROCESSED” or “STERILIZED”, a barcode and/or a green color upon sterilization, irrespective of the sterilant used.
UNISTERINDI™: THE UNIVERSAL CHEMICAL STERILIZATION INDICATOR
The second group of CSI undergo a gradual change in color & opacity. For example, these CSI change from black/opaque-to-clear and also have the capability of displaying a message, e.g., “PROCESSED” or “STERILIZED”, and/or barcode upon sterilization, irrespective of the sterilant used.
We have also developed color changing UniSterIndi™. These UniSterIndi™ change color, e.g., from brown/black to colorless with all sterilants
COLOR DEVELOPING VHP INDICATOR
Most of the commercially available VHP indicators undergo darker color to lighter color changes. Many of them are sensitive to sunlight, humidity and have limited shelf-life. We have also developed sterilization indicators, e.g., for vapor hydrogen peroxide (VHP), which undergo a series of color changes from colorless to colored/black, e.g., colorless → yellow → red → dark red → black and also machine/barcode readable. This indicator also undergoes the same color changes with other sterilants such as ClO₂, NO₂, PAA, ozone and ETO. Non-toxic materials are used and there is no effect of days in sunlight or 70% humidity for weeks & hence it has very long shelf-life.
This VHP indicator is also a log 1 through log 6 VHP indicator.
COMPETITION
- Commercially available chemical sterilization indicators (CSI) undergo a wide variety of color changes and the color changes are gradual.
- None of those CSI are self-reading or have an abrupt color change.
- They require a color reference chart and color matching for interpretation.
- They have different colors, color changes, messages, designs and end points.
- They all lack the most desired feature/properties, such as a long induction period and machine readability.
UniSterIndi™
- Universalization: CSI for steam, wash, ETO, HCHO, H₂O₂, NO₂, ClO₂, Cl₂, PAA, radiation, dry heat, and liquid sterilants are made from one pigment which changes from silvery/opaque to clear abruptly.
- Classes: Classes I, II, IV, V and VI of CSI can also be made.
- Uniqueness: Long induction period of 80+% (~95%) for steam, ETO, H₂O₂, HCHO, NO₂, ClO₂, PAA, radiation, and wash indicators.
- Shelf-life: No effect of ambient conditions/humidity and long shelf life.
- Robustness of the system: No effect of concentration of the pigments or thickness of the coating for steam.
- Human & machine readability: RFID and barcode readability.
No other CSI or a group of CSI have any of these most desired properties
JP LABORATORIES IS OFFERING:
- Robust with a long shelf-life.
- Human and machine-readable.
- Made from a small number of nontoxic materials.
- A rare combination of unique and most desired properties.
- Patented, innovative and independently tested by a leader of the industry.
- Capable of matching color-changing commerical csi.
- Capable of universalizing csi and making the current color-changing csi obsolete.
- Highly profitable with full freedom to operate.
- Global annual market potentials of ~$450m.
A COMPLETE PACKAGE OF CSI FOR HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IS AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING.