Sterile Services Technician - Reliable Sterilization Assessment

Assignment 1

Reliable sterilization depends on contact of the sterilizing agent with all surfaces of the item to be sterilized. Selection of the agent to achieve sterility depends primarily upon the nature of the item to be sterilized. Describe the method of the sterilization process include.

Assignment 2

Not all packaging systems are compatible with all types of sterilization processes. As a Class II medical device, packaging systems must be cleared by the FDA for their intended purposes as well as the method of sterilization used. Describe the compatibility of packaging systems with the sterilization processes.