AAMI advice on Class 6 indicators.
Class 6 emulating indicators may be used as internal chemical indicators and in PCDs to release nonimplant loads. Class 6 CIs could be used in BI PCDs for routine sterilizer efficacy monitoring and sterilizer qualification testing and along with BIs inside products undergoing product testing. In all applications, the Class 6 CIs/CI PCDs must be labeled for the specific cycle you are monitoring. Class 6 CIs and/or Class 6 CI PCDs are available from Getinge, Steris, SteriTec, and 3M.
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D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards*