Method of testing a sterilization process and sterilization apparatus
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1. A method of testing a sterilization process for a packaging member, the method comprising:
- directing an oxidizable medium to a surface of said packaging member;
allowing a film of the oxidizable medium to form on said surface;
directing an oxidizing agent to at least a portion of said surface with said film, contact of the oxidizing agent with the film of the oxidizable medium causing a change in the film; and
visually inspecting a selected region of said surface of said packaging member to determine if said selected portion has been acted upon with the oxidizing agent, wherein said at least one packaging member is filled with the oxidizable medium.
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Abstract
A method of testing a sterilization process for a packaging member such as, for example, for containers or machines, may include the steps of acting upon at least one first region of the packaging member or of the machine with an oxidizable medium. The method further includes acting upon at least one second region of the packaging member or of the machine with an oxidizing agent. The first region and the second region overlap at least in part. The method may also include visually inspecting at least one intersection region, which has been acted upon both with the oxidizable medium and with the oxidizing agent.
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1. A method of testing a sterilization process for a packaging member, the method comprising:
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directing an oxidizable medium to a surface of said packaging member; allowing a film of the oxidizable medium to form on said surface; directing an oxidizing agent to at least a portion of said surface with said film, contact of the oxidizing agent with the film of the oxidizable medium causing a change in the film; and visually inspecting a selected region of said surface of said packaging member to determine if said selected portion has been acted upon with the oxidizing agent, wherein said at least one packaging member is filled with the oxidizable medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of testing a sterilization process for at least one packaging member, the method comprising the steps of:
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acting upon at least one first region of said at least one packaging member with an oxidizable medium; allowing a film of the oxidizable medium to form on said at least one first region; acting upon at least one second region of said at least one packaging member with an oxidizing agent, said at least one first region and said at least one second region overlapping at least in part, contact of the oxidizing agent with the oxidizable medium causing a change in the film; and visually inspecting a selected portion of said at least one first region of said at least one packaging member to determine if said selected portion has been acted upon with the oxidizing agent, wherein the at least one packaging member is a container, and the at least one first and second regions are regions of a wall of the container and wherein the at least one packaging member is filled with the oxidizable medium. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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