The certainty that the equipment is sterilized it is based on the fact that they have been employed all the right resources for it and the relevant techniques have been applied to each of the different agents used for sterilization.
Although there are a variety of methods of sterilization IndustriasMeditex, C.A .; use the most common and safe: Chemical Method a Through Ethylene Oxide and Physical Method using gamma rays.
It is important that in any sterilization process the appropriate controls are carried out, with which will ensure that each package submitted to the physical and chemical methods really is sterilized.
There are currently 3 types of controls:
1Chemical Controls that are no more what indicators that consist of substances that under conditions specific check that the sterilizer has arrived at the center of the package (chemical indicator internal), and allow see the operator that the package has been somerito to a sterilization process (indicator external chemical).
2 Comfort, Freshness and Security The Mechanical Controls constituted by graphics, clocks, thermometers and diagrams which resemble indicators of the evolution of cycle and that allows us to validate that the operation sterilizer mechanic has been the Right.
3 Biological Controls considered the safer, because through them we have the certainty that the microorganisms that they were in the materials and equipment They have been totally eliminated.
