What has? Over a decade and half ago, Manufacturers of packaging materials revolutionised the quality and technology to what we utilise today. This has been verified through their research and micro-biological testing to comply with current Standards.

In this case, when Event Related Shelf Life [ERSL] or Indefinite Shelf Life was implemented, and after a period of some months on the Sterile Stock Room shelves, it was observed that the chemical indicator on the flexible packaging material had lost its colour change.

Over a period of the following five years, there developed a working partnership with the Manufacturer to action the problem to find a solution to comply with the successful implementation of ERSL.

A number of trials were conducted locally in the Operating Rooms, Sterile Stock Rooms, with the results being analysied by the Manufacturer in Europe. The outcome has been successful including State Health Guidelines for ERSL of in-house sterilised products.

Secondly, the change of the chemical indicator properties by the Manufacturer for the product has occurred globally specifically for the Australian market.

Thus for the end-user, whether at the Operating table or performing a procedure at the bedside, be assured that your product has been exposed through a sterilisation process.