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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Francois Ahimou, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assumpta Bennaars-Eiden, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
William E. Foltz, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Swarnalatha Swaminathan, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An article and method are provided for assessing the efficacy of a sterilization process. The article comprises an outer container having an interior volume; a dry source of measurable biological activity disposed in the interior volume; and an effective amount of a dry agent for neutralizing a sterilant compound; wherein both the source of measurable biological activity and the agent are in vapor communication with an environment outside the outer container. The method comprises exposing the article to a first sterilant and, optionally, a second sterilant for a period of time and detecting the measurable biological activity.