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Kaileen Chen

Barry W Robole

Sailaja Chandrapati

Jeffrey C Pederson

Leroy J Longworth

Bryan S Behun

A biological sterilization indicator (BI) system and method. The system can include a BI and a reading apparatus comprising a well. The BI can include a housing, which can include a first portion, and a second portion movable between a first 'unactivated' position and a second 'activated' position. The reading apparatus can detect at least one of (i) when the well is empty; (ii) when the biological sterilization indicator is positioned in the well with the second portion of the housing in the first position, and (iii) when the biological sterilization indicator is positioned in the well with the second portion of the housing in the second position. The method can include detecting at least one of the above conditions, which can be used to detect an activation status of the biological sterilization indicator.

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White Bear Lake, MN, United States of America

Kaileen Chen