Apex® Biological Indicator (BI) products are designed specifically to meet the unique needs of the pharmaceutical, food, and medical device industries utilizing vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VH2O2) decontamination.
Our Apex product line offers:
- The most resistant strain to VH202 processes to assure the manufacturing area is decontaminated
- Greatly reduced false positives because products match the decontamination process
- A highly flexible portfolio of BIs to match the resistance of process parameters
Whether it be stainless steel discs/ribbons or a spore suspension, Apex BI products offer the ideal solution to monitoring vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilization
Apex® Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Biological Indicators
| Spore | Incubation | Population | Units | Reorder # |
G. stearothermophilus |
7 days at 55-60°C |
106 |
100 |
HMV-091 |
103 |
100 | HMV-091E3 |
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104 |
100 | KCD-404 |
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106 |
100 | SBC-327 |
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104105 106 |
50 | LOG-456 |
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106 |
100 | NAS-152 |
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| B. astrophaeus | 7 days at 30-35°C | 106 |
100 | GRS-090 |
Storage: 2-8°C; <50% relative humidity
Expiration: 9 months from date of manufacture (not applicable for Apex BIs with 103 populations)
Certification: Apex biological indicators are traceable to a recognized culture collection, and certified for population and reference D-value
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Apex® Discs
- Inoculated onto grade 304 stainless steel carriers
- Discs measure 0.35" diameter x 0.008" thick
- Available with reference #12980, #7953 (G. stearothermophilus) or #9372 (B. atrophaeus)
- Tyvek® packaged indicators have perforations for hanging and a thumb notch for peeling
Apex® Ribbons
- Bare stainless steel ribbons measure (0.25″ x 2.75″)
- Inoculated at one end
- Available with reference #12980
- Convenient size and flexibility
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Tri-Scale Biological Indicator
- One convenient Tyvek/Tyvek® package; three G. stearothermophilus populations
- Three carriers with 104, 105 and 106 spores; sealed in separate compartments
- Used for initial shakedown or validation of new enclosures or filling lines
- Convenient to identify worst-case location(s) in enclosure
| Item | Reorder Number | Population | ATCC Number | Package Configuration |
Stainless Steel in Tyvek/Tyvek |
HMV-091E3 |
103 |
12980 |
100/pkg |
HMV-091 |
106 |
12980 | 100/pkg |
|
KDC-404 |
104 |
12980 | 100/pkg |
|
Bare Metal BI Stainless Steel Ribbon |
SBC-327 |
106 |
12980 | 100/pkg |
Tri-Scale BI; Tyvek pkg w/ 10x6, 10x5, 10x4 Stainless Steel Carriers |
LOG-456 |
104, 105, 106 |
12980 | 50/kg |
| Stainless Steel Discs in Tyvek/Tyvek B. astrophaeus |
GRS-090E3 |
103
100/pkg | ||
GRS-090 |
106
100/pkg | |||
| Stainless Steel Discs in Tyvek/Tyvek G. stearothermophilus |
NAS-152E3 |
103
100/pkg | ||
NAS-152 |
106
100/pkg | |||
Sterile Tyvek Transfer Pockets for SBC-327 |
BMWK-750 |
100/pkg | ||
| Spore Suspension for gaseous hydrogen peroxide G. stearothermophilus |
LAU-196 |
10x7/0.1 ml |
12980 |
10 ml vial |
LPT-606 |
10x7/0.1 ml |
7953 |
10 ml vial |
|
Releasant Purple , for use with HMV-091, KCD-404 and LOG-456 3.6 Fill Volume in 16mm x 100mm Tubes |
PM/100 |
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100 units |
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