申请人:Hogy Medical CO., LTD.
公开号:EP2253334A1
公开(公告)日:2010-11-24
The disclosed is a novel indicator for plasma sterilization which utilizes an azo dye which has been known and used for preparing indicator for ethylene oxide gas sterilization and indicator for heat sterilization, and which exhibits a quick change of color upon the cold plasma sterilization process with using a oxidizing gas such as hydrogen peroxide, the change of color being indicated as a clear change of the color tone. The azo dye which has been known and used for preparing indicator for ethylene oxide gas sterilization and indicator for heat sterilization is used in combination with a compound containing a mercapto group or a dithiocarbamyl group therein as the compound capable of reacting with the azo dye upon the plasma sterilization treatment, and thereby bringing discoloration into the azo dye. Moreover, in combination with them, a polyhydric phenol compound or an aromatic carboxylic acid may be further used as antifading agent for discolored azo dye which is produced during the plasma sterilization process in order to stabilize the occurrence of discoloration.
本发明公开了一种新型等离子灭菌指示剂,该指示剂利用一种已知的、用于制备环氧乙烷气体灭菌指示剂和热灭菌指示剂的偶氮染料,在使用过氧化氢等氧化性气体进行冷等离子灭菌处理时显示出快速的颜色变化,颜色变化表现为色调的明显改变。已知的用于制备环氧乙烷气体灭菌指示剂和热灭菌指示剂的偶氮染料与含有巯基或二硫代氨基甲酰基的化合物结合使用,这种化合物在等离子灭菌处理时能与偶氮染料发生反应,从而使偶氮染料褪色。此外,与它们结合使用时,还可进一步使用多羟基酚化合物或芳香族羧酸作为等离子灭菌过程中产生的变色偶氮染料的防褪色剂,以稳定变色的发生。