Accurate Convenient Affordable Results in 24 Hours. Mail-to-Lab Spore Testing. Mail-to-Lab Spore Testing

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2 How Mail-To-Lab Spore Testing Works: Sign up for a mail-in test kit by contacting ATS. A custom kit will be shipped to your facility. Each spore is accompanied with a test form, Class 4 chemical indicator, and a return envelope. Run the spore and chemical indicator strip in your sterilizer with your normal cycle. Complete test details on form. Mail the spore, chemical indicator strip and test form in the pre-addressed return envelope provided. ATS, Inc. cultures the spore for 24 hours (for Steam sterilization) at which time results are posted online. If the test result fails (positive test) we immediately & confidentially contact the person who sterilized the test. Our Mail-To-Lab Testing Advantages The widest program selection in the industry! (for steam sterilizers once the test has arrived at the lab) Immediate notification of positive (failed) tests with a confidential phone call. Test results are immediately posted online. Log in with a secure username and password. Each test is accompanied with a multi-parameter chemical indicator, allowing the operator to release the contents of a sterilized cycle immediately, while waiting for the biological indicator results to be posted. Spore strips contain two organisms - Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus atrophaeus, allowing facilities to spore test all types of sterilization including Steam, Chemical Vapor, Dry Heat and Ethylene Oxide. Unlimited wall display certificates - Reassure your patients and staff by placing one in each operatory and waiting room. All test kits can be customized to suit your needs! Recommendations for Frequency of Biological Indicator (spore)testing Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008 Biological indicators are the only process indicators that directly monitor the lethality of a given sterilization process. Spores used to monitor a sterilization process have demonstrated resistance to the sterilizing agent and are more resistant than the bioburden found on medical devices. B. atrophaeus spores are used to monitor ETO and dry heat, and G. stearothermophilus spores are used to monitor steam sterilization, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, and liquid peracetic acid sterilizers. G. stearothermophilus is incubated at C, and B. atrophaeus is incubated at C. Steam and low temperature sterilizers (e.g., hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, peracetic acid) should be monitored at least weekly with the appropriate commercial preparation of spores. If a sterilizer is used frequently (e.g., several loads per day), daily use of biological indicators allows earlier discovery of equipment malfunctions or procedural errors and thus minimizes the extent of patient surveillance and product recall needed in the event of a positive biological indicator. Each load should be monitored if it contains implantable objects. If feasible, implantable items should not be used until the results of spore tests are known to be negative. Are you up-to-date on sterilizer testing regulations and guidelines? CONTACT ATS & FIND OUT!

3 Storage Portfolio INCLUDED IN STANDARD & ECONOMY-PLUS PROGRAMS Free Retests for when positive tests occur Display Wall Certificate INCLUDED IN STANDARD & ECONOMY-PLUS PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN ALL PROGRAMS EXCEPT ECONOMY-SAVER Online Results view, save & print your results INCLUDED IN ALL PROGRAMS ATS, Inc. Sterilizer Test Report Pre-dated reminders Sterilizer Test Report (STR) (Economy-Plus programs only) Mailed On: Unit #1, Statim Clearly identifies the name and location of the sterilizer (optional) Autoclave Testing Service, Inc W S Doctors Practice, PC Attn: John Smith 123 Any Road, Suite 1 Anytown, NY P.O. Box 270 Pearl River NY Toll-Free: 877/ATS-1199 Fax: 845/ [email protected] Test Tracking To view test results or test history: View or print your test Preprinted address on every test form; no need to write out your data every time! Every test has an unique barcode for easy tracking and online access to results results 24/7 online! STR No 1. Go to: 2. Click on Test Results Online 3. Enter your secure name and password Testing Procedure Do not remove the test strips from the pouch. Place pouch in the center of a PCD (Process Challenge Device) or the center of the load being sterilized. If using Dry Heat or chemical vapor sterilization, use the blue spore packet only. Easy access to test results online, 24/7! Sterilize according the sterilizer manufacturers instructions. Upon completion of the cycle, remove the test pouch and complete the Testing Data section below. Re-sterilize if the Class 4 indicator shows incomplete color change. Additional information to be filled out by the sterilizer operator Place test pouch and this STR report inside the return envelope (must send report and test together). Mail both to the lab for processing. This test report will be posted online and mailed upon completion. Testing Data Date of test: Temperature of cycle: Pressure of cycle: Length of cycle: ATS, Inc. certifies every test report, with the ATS logo to eliminate fraudulent reporting Operator s name: MUST INDICATE TYPE OF STERILIZER! Steam (completed results within 24-hours at the lab) Chemical Vapor (completed results within 72-hours) Dry Heat and Ethylene Oxide (completed results in 7 days) Sterilizer Make Model No. Serial No. (make/model/serial numbers are not required) Contents of load: Test Results RESULT (to be completed by the lab technician) COMPLETED INITIALS 10/23/2014 TE NEGATIVE (sterile) Steam Sterilization: 24-hour incubation at 58 C NEGATIVE (sterile) Chemical Vapor: 72-hour incubation at 58 C NEGATIVE (sterile) Dry Heat and Ethylene Oxide: 7-day incubation at 34 C POSITIVE (not sterile) MUST RETEST IMMEDIATELY Notified: Confidential phone call if failed test occurs

4 BI-WEEKLY PROGRAMS Our Premier Program! A spore test is sent to your office every two weeks as a timely reminder to keep Standard Program: your testing on schedule. This exclusive program keeps you compliant with State/Federal requirements and is unique to ATS, Inc.! Offers filing portfolio, log book & test results mailed bi-weekly. Blue column. Best Seller! This kit includes everything the Standard Program has except all tests are sent at Economy-Plus Program: Our beginning of contract. Includes filing portfolio, log book & test results mailed bi-weekly. Green column is our competitively priced program. Test bi-weekly for only $4.76 per test and receive your results Economy Program: This back in the mail. Still meets State/Federal requirements. Yellow column. is our competitively priced program offering basic bi-weekly tests for only $4.57 per test! Test Economy-Saver Program: This results are online only! Still meets State/Federal requirements. Grey column. Standard Economy-Plus Economy Economy-Saver Program Code BW BWB+ BWB BWBO Number of Tests/Year Tests Mailed to Your Facility One test every two weeks tests shipped all at once tests shipped all at once test kit shipped all at once Pre-addressed Test Forms Multi-Parameter Indicators Control Spore Strips* Display Certificate Retests (if a positive result) Return Postage PAID Test Results Mailed Online Only Test Results ed* Test Results Faxed * Test results online, 24/7 Filing Portfolio 20 Page Log Record Book Pre-dated Reminders on Forms $190.00/year $145.00/year $124.00/year $119.00/year ($7.30/test) ($5.57/test) ($4.76/test) ($4.57/test) Total Annual Cost (Cost per test) *available upon request

5 ORDER HERE! YOUR INFORMATION Facility Name: Phone #: Contact Name: Street Address: Fax #: Suite/Unit/Building No. Type of sterilizer: City/State/Zip Code: Sterilizer brand/model/serial number: Economy-Saver Economy Economy-Plus Stanrdard STOCK # DESCRIPTION / PACKING PRICE W Standard Weekly: 52 tests (1 test is mailed each week) with envelopes, paid return postage, BW Standard : tests (1 test is mailed every 2 weeks) with envelopes, paid return postage, $ M Standard Monthly: 12 tests (1 test is mailed every month) with envelopes, paid return postage, $ WB+ Economy-Plus Weekly: 52 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, paid return postage, $4.00 BWB+ Economy-Plus : tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, paid return postage, $ MB+ Economy-Plus Monthly: 12 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, paid return postage, $94.00 WB Economy Weekly: 52 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online and mailed test $ BWB Economy : tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online and mailed test $ MB Economy Monthly: 12 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online and mailed test $84.00 WBO Economy-Saver Weekly: 52 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online test results $ BWBO Economy-Saver : tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online test results $ MBO Economy-Saver Monthly: 12 tests with envelopes shipped as a kit, online test results $74.00 QUANTITY $ METHOD OF PAYMENT Check/Money Order Visa MasterCard Amex Card Number: PayPal Expiry Date: Cardholder s Signature: X Discover SUBTOTAL: SHIPPING & HANDLING: SALES TAX: ADDITIONAL NOTES: ORDER TOTAL: Toll Free: 877/ Fax: 888/ [email protected] TOTAL