3M Unveils Fastest Biological Indicator Test Available for Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Sterilization
25 July 2017 - 4:08AM
Business Wire
Unprecedented 24-minute BI results help
healthcare facilities enhance patient safety
Healthcare facilities can obtain faster sterility assurance
results for surgical instruments following the Food & Drug
Administration’s 510(k) clearance of the 3M™ Attest™ Rapid Readout
Biological Indicator (BI) System for vaporized hydrogen peroxide
sterilization (VH202). BI results for VH202 sterilization cycles
with the 3M™ Attest™ system can now be read in just 24 minutes—the
fastest readout compared to any other FDA cleared product on the
market—making the practice of every load monitoring increasingly
feasible.
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The 3M Attest Rapid Readout Biological
Indicator (BI) System for VH202 delivers a readout in just 24
minutes. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We’ve seen overwhelming market excitement about this system
since we announced 510(k) submission in May,” said Ericka Lutz, 3M
Global Marketing Manager for Sterilization. “The common reaction
we’re hearing is, ‘If our hospital is able to improve efficiencies
and enhance patient safety, it’s a clear win-win decision.’”
The 24-minute time to result is 10 times faster than 3M’s
previous market-leading time of four hours, achieved with the 2016
release of the 3M™ Attest™ Rapid BI System for VH202. 3M scientists
were able to increase system capabilities to achieve a faster
readout time following the initial launch. Programming developments
to the Attest™ Auto-reader 490H make it possible for existing users
of the four-hour system to upgrade to the 24-minute version.
Customers will not be charged for this upgrade. Prior to 3M’s
development of four-hour BI test results, VH202 BI readouts
typically took 24 hours.
The 3M Attest Brand AdvantageWith the 24-minute BI for
VH202, 3M offers a comprehensive rapid BI portfolio across the
three sterilization modalities commonly used in healthcare
facilities worldwide—VH202, steam and ethylene oxide. Complete and
connected sterilization solutions allow department managers to
bring consistency to sterilization practices and create a standard
release policy. Consistency can also help simplify training, reduce
workflow errors, and increase compliance with protocols—all of
which contribute to increased patient safety.
For more information, visit go.3M.com/VH202.
3M and Attest are trademarks of 3M Company.
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