FDA PRODUCT CODE · CLASS II
QVB — Biological Sterilization Indicator With Indirect Growth Detection
A biological sterilization indicator with indirect growth detection capabilities is a device intended for use by a healthcare provider to accompany products being sterilized through a sterilization process to monitor the adequacy of sterilization. Detection of surviving microorganisms is accomplished by a method other than direct detection of growth or growth products.
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