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Steam sterilisation solutions

Effective steam sterilisation assurance solutions all in one place 

Discover steam sterilisation assurance products to help you simplify, standardise and streamline your facility. 

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Sterilise confidently with steam

Steam has been a trusted sterilisation method for more than 100 years. It’s been the go-to sterilant because it’s reliable, inexpensive and perfect for sterilising medical instruments that can withstand high heat, such as scalpels and scissors. We have also developed VH2O2 sterilisation assurance products for sensitive medical devices that cannot be exposed to high heat.
 
We understand the challenges you face in sterilising medical devices and instruments. As the inventor of rapid steam biological indicator (BI) technology, we leverage our decades of innovation in steam sterilisation assurance to develop biological and chemical indicators for sterilisation monitoring. Our products provide the assurance you need to sterilise medical devices, instruments and equipment while making sure every instrument is safe for use on patients. 

We’re ready to help you simplify, standardise and streamline your sterilisation workflows. We can also provide you with starter kits, continuing education and technical support for all of our products.

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3M Attest Steam Chemical Integrators 

3M™ Attest™ steam chemical integrators confirm that each pack in a load has been exposed to the conditions necessary for sterilisation. Steam chemical integrators offer an immediate, accurate and easy to read way to monitor sterilisation conditions inside each pack. 

Choose the product that's accurate and easiest to find and read when compared to other Type 5 chemical integrators tested.1,2

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3M Attest Biological Indicators

Our 3M™ Attest™ biological indicators (BIs) provide a fast, reliable and convenient way to validate and monitor the steam sterilisation process when used with 3M™ Attest™ Auto-readers. They are designed to monitor the effectiveness of sterilisers and individual sterilisation cycles. In fact, a biological indicator is the only way to directly measure the lethality of a sterilisation cycle. 

We can help you choose the right Bl Process Challenge Device (PCD) solution to use at your facility. Get started with the Attest Bl selector guide below. 

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3M Attest Auto-readers

Get results for both steam and vaporised hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) with one reader in just 24 minutes.* 
 
Place any Attest Super Rapid Readout biological indicators for Steam and Attest Rapid Biological Indicator for VH2O2 in any well of the Attest auto-reader 490 and Mini auto-reader 490M at the same time.
 
*When used with Attest Mini Auto-reader 490M or with Attest Auto-reader 490 or 490H with software version 4.2.7 or greater. 

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Steam fundamentals with Solventum

Explore our video series on steam sterilisation assurance.

Solventum educational resources

Stay up-to-date on the latest sterilisation monitoring topics. Get your staff trained with live monthly webinars, on-demand customized educational tracks and Continuing Education (CE).

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References

  1. Based on 3M-commissioned Gestalt survey of U.S. OR professionals with CIs placed in an actual instrument tray, shown to respondents in images of simulated-use conditions.
  2. Based on 3M-commissioned Gestalt survey of U.S. OR professionals, with CIs exposed to a steam sterilization cycle, shown to respondents in images of simulated-use conditions.