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VERIFY® Bowie-Dick Test Card

  • Easy-to-use bowie-dick test card, with results recorded directly on the card for record keeping
  • Ideal air removal test card for small steam sterilizers

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VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card is a compact air removal test, ideal for small steam sterilizers. The record card is the first test that generates no waste at all. The card is the test – providing a convenient system for testing prevacuum sterilizers.

How the VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card works

The VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card consists of a card printed on one side with bars of chemical indicator ink. On the opposite side of the card, space is provided for critical cycle information to be stored.

In an otherwise empty chamber, place the VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card, with chemical indicator bars facing up, in a test card holder on the lowest shelf over the sterilizer drain. During the vacuum phase of the cycle, air is removed from this uniquely designed product. Following air removal, the chemical bars uniformly darken with exposure to steam. If air is trapped in the air removal test card during the exposure phase of the cycle, all the bars will not show even color change. Upon completion of the Bowie-Dick test cycle, the card provides immediate validation of the air removal process. The test card can then be retained as a permanent record of the cycle parameters, date, and test results.

Why the VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card

  • Convenient package design for testing of prevacuum cycle steam sterilizers
  • Lot number and expiration date on each test box and storage box to provide traceability and recognition of expired packs at time of use
  • Packaged in plastic storage boxes – Provides convenient, permanent storage for approximately two months of processed cards

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VERIFY® Bowie-Dick Test Pack

  • Disposable, single-use air removal test pack with a distinctive color change
  • Unique failure pattern helps identify a variety of potential failures

Browse a complete Item Number list and easily reorder VERIFY® Bowie-Dick Test Card products on Shop STERIS.

Product Number Description  
S3096 VERIFY BOWIE DICK TEST CARD HOLDER
S3095 VERIFY MULTI-PULSE BOWIE DICK TEST CARD (31/BX)

How do I properly store the VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card?

The VERIFY Bowie-Dick Test Card should be stored below 24°C (75°F) under dry conditions. If the filler material is removed from the test card storage box, the box will hold up to two months of processed cards. It is recommended that the processed cards be stored chronologically behind the "PROCESSED CARDS" index in the storage box.

BROCHURE
Document # Document Title
BOWIE DICK BROCHURE
SELL SHEET
Document # Document Title
BOWIE DICK TEST CARD
SAMPLE PROCEDURES
Document # Document Title
SAMPLE PROCEDURE FOR DAILY AIR REMOVAL TESTING USING VERIFY BOWIE-DICK TEST CARD
SAMPLE PROCEDURE FOR DAILY AIR REMOVAL TESTING USING VERIFY BOWIE-DICK TEST CARD (FRENCH)
SDS
Document # Document Title
VERIFY BOWIE DICK TEST CARD
VERIFY BOWIE DICK TEST CARD - CANADIAN
VERIFY BOWIE DICK TEST CARD - UNITED KINGDOM
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