Bowie & Dick Test Pack (RRS 14-11230)

The Vacuum test of autoclave devices was developed by Dr. J. Bowie and Mr. J. Dick and was first published in the in 1963. RRS Bowie-Dick Test designed to check the steam sterilizer’s performance.

This test is used before sterilizing packages and porous materials with high thickness. The indicator is in the form of a cube with dimensions of 1.5 x 12.12 cm. The package contains a Bowie and Dick test sheet with a chemical indicator (type2) which is placed between two bundles of barrier paperboards and packed in an outer wrap Barrier paperboards simulate 7 kg of cotton textile.On the indicator is the specification of documentation based on ISO 11140.