SPD Terminology

3. Free from viable microorganisms.
5. Enzyme found in almost all cells except for certain anaerobic bacteria.
6. Growth of microorganisms in or on a nutrient medium that supports their multiplication; to grow microorganisms in or on such a medium.
7. Use of a tool to enhance the visual inspection of a device by enlarging the image.
9. Accumulated biomass of bacteria and extracellular material that is tightly adhered to a surface and cannot be removed easily.
12. Disinfection process using hot water at temperatures of 65°C to 77°C (150°F to 170°F) for acontact time of at least 30 minutes (min).
13. Documented procedure performed by the device manufacturer for obtaining, recording, and interpreting the results required to establish that a process will consistently yield product complying with predetermined specifications.
15. Chemical indicators designed to react to all critical variables.
16. Process of cleaning and disinfecting soiled medical devices to render then safe for handling and to the extent necessary for subsequent processing.
17. Engineered sheet or web structures bonded together by entangling fiber or filaments (and by perforating films) mechanically, thermally, or chemically.

1. Temperature excess above the temperature of saturated steam at the same pressure.
2. Removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use.
4. Validated process used to render a product free from viable microorganisms.
6. An expected level of performance that integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment.
8. Process that kills pathogenic and other microorganisms by physical or chemical means.
10. Fever-producing substance.
11. Apparatus for maintaining a constant and suitable temperature for the growth and cultivation of microorganisms.
14. Any object that can penetrate the skin, including, but not limited to, needles, scalpels, scalpel blades, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wires.