A-A-51734A
29 April 1988
SUPERCEDING
A-A-0051734 (DM)
24 Oct. 1986
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
WRAPPER, STERILIZATION
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description.
This commercial item description covers two sizes of heavy duty, disposable polypropylene sterilization wrappers.
Size 1 – 45 x 45 inches (114 x 114 cm)
Size 2 – 54 x 54 inches (137 x 137 cm)
Salient characateristics:
The sterilization wrappers shall be clean, disposable polypropylene, heavy-duty, consisting of two sizes, fabricated of a nonwoven material, suitable for wrapping and processing surgical supplies and instrument sets for sterilization. The wrappers shall be 2.1 oz./sq. yard.
The wrappers shall be fluid repellent, memory-free, low linting, puncture and abrasion resistant and hypoallergenic. They shall have bacterial barrier properties.
The wrappers shall be freely permeable to steam and ethylene oxide penetration. The wrappers shall assure sufficient concentration of steam to guarantee sterilization of the contents when used as a double wrapper on a surgical pack. Adequate air removal for drying efficacy shall be insured.
There shall not be more than a three percent weight gain during steam sterilization of a surgical pack of drying efficacy.
The pack density standard shall be no larger than 7.2 lbs./cubic foot.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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