← Product Code [JOJ](/productcode/JOJ) · K955426 # STERITEC CROSS-CHECKS (K955426) _Steritec Products Mfg Co, Inc. · JOJ · Mar 12, 1996 · General Hospital · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K955426 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Steritec Products Mfg Co, Inc. - **Product Code:** [JOJ](/productcode/JOJ.md) - **Decision Date:** Mar 12, 1996 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 880.2800 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** General Hospital ## Indications for Use SteriTec CROSS-CHECKS Sterilization Process Indicators are a white to black chemical indicator strip that change color during steam or chemical vapor sterilization process. They are designed to be placed in each pack or package to be steam or chemical vapor sterilized, to indicate an item has been exposed to a steam or vapor process. ## Device Story CROSS-CHECKS are chemical indicator strips; white-to-black color change indicates exposure to steam or chemical vapor sterilization. Placed inside individual packs/packages by healthcare personnel during sterilization preparation. Operates via lead sulfide chemical reaction; ink formulation based on historical 1938 patent. Provides visual confirmation of process exposure to verify items have undergone sterilization cycle. ## Clinical Evidence No clinical data. Bench testing only; equivalence established via comparison of chemical formulation and functional performance to predicate device. ## Technological Characteristics Chemical indicator strip; lead sulfide reaction-based ink; silk screen printing process. Dimensions/form factor not specified. No energy source, connectivity, or software. ## Regulatory Identification Biological sterilization process indicator: A device intended for use by a health care provider to accompany products being sterilized through a sterilization procedure and to monitor adequacy of sterilization. The device consists of a known number of microorganisms, of known resistance to the mode of sterilization, in or on a carrier and enclosed in a protective package. Subsequent growth or failure of the microorganisms to grow under suitable conditions indicates the adequacy of sterilization. Physical/chemical sterilization process indicator: A device intended for use by a health care provider to accompany products being sterilized through a sterilization procedure and to monitor one or more parameters of the sterilization process. The adequacy of the sterilization conditions as measured by these parameters is indicated by a visible change in the device. ## Predicate Devices - ATI Division of PyMah Corporation Sterilometer Steam Strip ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} MAR 12 1996 K9.55426 1 SteriTec Products Mfg. Co., Inc. CROSS-CHECKS Chemical Sterilization Process Indicator FDA 510(k) Application November 15, 1995 PAGE - 17 510(k) SUMMARY # 510(k) PREMARKET NOTIFICATION SUMMARY 510(k) Premarket Notification Summary ## SUBMITTER: - STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC. 680 Atchison Way - Suite 600 Castle Rock, CO 80104 (303) 660-4201 - Establishment Registration Number: 2028456 - Date November 20, 1995 - **TOM ROLL** Printed name of person required to submit 510(k) ![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg) Signature of person required to submit 510(k) - **PRESIDENT** Title of person submitting 510(k) Proprietary Name: CROSS-CHECKS Common/Usual Name: Steam Sterilization Process Indicator Classification Name: Sterilization Classification: FDA has classified Physical/Chemical Sterilization Indicators in Class II under Classification Number 80JOJ, Regulation Number 880.2800. Identification of Predicate devices: {1} PAGE - 3 February 5, 1996 Mr. Tim Ulatowski, Acting Director Office of Device Evaluation - FDA Response Letter to FDA 510(k) letter of January 24, 1996 RE: 510(k) Notification Number K955426 for the SteriTec Cross-Checks Steam/Vapor Process Indicator CI 105 MODIFIED PAGE 2 OF 510(K) SUMMARY The SteriTec product is similar in design, composition and function to the ATI Division of PyMah Corporation Sterilometer Steam Strip® chemical indicator strip for steam. This predicate product was marketed prior to May 28, 1976. Description of 510(k) submission device: Intended use: SteriTec CROSS-CHECKS Sterilization Process Indicators are a white to black chemical indicator strip that change color during steam or chemical vapor sterilization process. They are designed to be placed in each pack or package to be steam or chemical vapor sterilized, to indicate an item has been exposed to a steam or vapor process. Comparison to Predicate device: The basic formula and concept of chemical steam process indicators has not changed dramatically since they were invented in 1932. Ink Composition Certification: SteriTec certifies that the composition of this ink is basically the same as the ink formulation described in patent number 2,118,144 issued to Berman and Chaney on May 24, 1938 for a led sulfide reaction. This reaction and the indicator strip described in the patent has been produced and marketed since the 1930's by the company they founded, Aseptic Thermo Indicator (ATI). ATI, now a division of the PyMah Corporation, uses this same formulation in the production of their Sterilometer Steam Strip® chemical indicator strip for steam. The only changes in the formula are variations in solvents to allow for the silk screen printing process used by SteriTec, Inc. versus Rotogravure printing process used by ATI Corporation. Please note: the solvents used in the formulation of the ink evaporate out during the manufacturing process. Conclusion: The SteriTec CROSS-CHECKS CI 105 is a white to black process indicator and it is essentially equivalent in construction and operation to the predicate device. Since the SteriTec Cross-Checks indicator is essentially equivalent in construction to the predicate device, it will perform in the same safe and effective manner, equivalent to the predicate device. --- **Source:** [https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K955426](https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K955426) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. 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