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Technical Bulletin: Lead-Free, Latex-Free Autoclave Tape for Healthcare Sterilisation

Technical Bulletin: Lead-Free, Latex-Free Autoclave Tape for Healthcare Sterilisation

Autoclave tape — also known as sterilisation process indicator tape — is one of the most widely used Class 1 chemical indicators in healthcare sterilisation. Applied to the outside of wrapped instrument sets, cassettes, and pouches before loading into the autoclave, it provides immediate visual confirmation that the package has been processed — and that it should not be mistaken for an unprocessed item on the way to or from the sterile services department. But not all autoclave tapes are the sam