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The Sterilization Pouch and Roll are intended to provide health care workers with an effective method to enclose devices intended for steam sterilization. The recommended sterilization cycle is as follows: • Pre-vacuum Steam: 4 minutes at 132°C (270°F); 30 minutes dry time. The sterilization pouch and roll are made with medical grade paper and medical compound film. The sterilization pouch and roll maintain the sterility of the enclosed devices for up to 6 months post steam sterilization. The pouch's external chemical ink indicators are designed to indicate to the user that the pouch has undergone a steam sterilization process. The steam sterilization indicator color will change from blue before sterilization to dark grey after sterilization.

The subject Sterilization Pouch and Roll device has five types: (1) Self-sealing sterilization pouches: These pouches are made from a medical grade plastic film that is heat sealed on three sides. The fourth side has an adhesive strip that is used to seal the pouch. Release paper used in the pouch is a laminated sheet with composing structure of PE/paper/PE. It is a strip to cover the adhesive area and is released before seal the pouch. The medical grade paper conforms to recognized material standards and can be sterilized by steam. The Process Indicators Ink printed on the medical grade paper will exhibit a color change after the pouch is exposed to steam. (2) Sterilization pouches, Flat: These pouches have the same components with the Self-sealing sterilization pouches, except the fourth side is left opened instead of an adhesive strip and will be heat-sealed when using. (3) Sterilization pouches, Gusseted: These pouches are the same with the Sterilization pouches, flat, except that the plastic film is folded on both longest sides instead of flat. This design is convenient to enclose the medical devices with certain height. (4) Sterilization rolls, Flat: These rolls are made from a medical grade paper and plastic film that are heat sealed on opposite two sides. It will be cut into the suitable length and the opened sides will be heat-sealed. The indicators printed on the medical grade paper are the same with the self-sealing sterilization pouches. (5) Sterilization rolls, Gusseted: These rolls are the same with the flat sterilization roll, except that the plastic film is folded on both longest sides instead of flat. This design is convenient to enclose the medical devices with certain height. The Sterilization pouch and roll is composed of medical grade paper (60g/m2) and medical compound film (52μm), it is intended to be used to contain medical devices to be terminally sterilized by the Steam sterilization process. The recommended sterilization cycle parameters are: Pre-vacuum Steam: 4 minutes at 132°C (270°F); 30 minutes dry time. The medical devices are inserted into the Pouch/Roll, sealed, and then sterilized for the Steam Sterilization Process. The heat-sealed pouch/roll are heat sealed prior to sterilization processing. After completion of the sterilization process, the Pouch/Roll maintain sterility of the enclosed medical devices until the seal is opened. The device is intended to allow sterilization of enclosed devices and to maintain sterility of the enclosed devices until used up to 6 months post sterilization. The shelf life of the device is 3 months. The Pouch/Roll is printed with a chemical indicator bar that changes from Blue to Dark grey when exposed to steam during the sterilization process. The steam chemical Indicator offers an addition way to verity processing in the sterilization cycle. The endpoint stability of the chemical indicator color change to dark grey is 3 months. The chemical Indicator should be used in addition to, not in place of, the biological indicator. The steam chemical indicator does not signify sterilization; it only indicates that the indicator has been exposed to steam.