History &
Innovation
Innovation
In what year ASP’s first vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer, the STERRAD™ 100 System received FDA clearance?
1993
The ULTRA GI™ cycle was designed for this type of endoscope
Duodenoscope
In safety culture, this acronym refers to essential gear to protect workers from hazards.
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Which ISO standard relates to quality management systems for medical devices?
ISO 13485
The chemical formula of hydrogen peroxide, widely used in low‑temperature sterilization.
H₂O₂
Launched in 2006, this dual‑basin system was the first commercially available U.S. system to both clean and high‑level disinfect endoscopes
EVOTECH™ ECR (Endoscope Cleaner & Reprocessor)
This Sterilizer only has two cycles
STERRAD NX
ASP’s origin story credits this U.S. state as the base for the scientists who pioneered H₂O₂ sterilization
Texas
This organization publishes standards for sterilization validation
AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)
The spore‑forming organism used in STERRAD VELOCITY™ BI/PCD to biologically challenge H₂O₂ cycles (≥6‑log resistance per ISO 11138‑1)
Geobacillus Stearothermophilus
In 2019, Johnson & Johnson completed the divestiture of ASP, selling it to this company
Fortive Corporation
This term refers to infections acquired in healthcare settings
HAIs (Healthcare-Associated Infections)
Before 2019, ASP operated as a division of this Johnson & Johnson company
Ethicon Inc.
FDA classifies sterilizers as this type of medical device
Class II
A 6‑log reduction corresponds to this percentage kill
99.9999%
This individual holds the most number of patents in ASP
Benjamin Fryer
The minimum recommended soak time for CIDEX™ OPA at 20°C is this many minutes
12 Minutes
This ASP honorific is given to prolific innovators who reach ≥10 unique patents/trade secrets
Master Inventor
This regulation governs sterilization processes in the U.S. healthcare industry
21 CFR Part 11
Explain this equation 2 H₂O₂ → 2 H₂O + O₂
The balanced decomposition reaction for hydrogen peroxide is 2H₂O₂ → 2H₂O + O₂. In this reaction, two molecules of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) decompose to form two molecules of water (H₂O) and one molecule of oxygen gas (O₂)
The framework that classifies items as critical/semicritical/noncritical for reprocessing.
Spaulding Classification
Name one material commonly compatible with hydrogen peroxide sterilization
Polypropylene
This training program helps employees adopt behaviors that unlock extraordinary value.
Impact Players Mindset Training
Which ISO standard covers sterilization of health care products using ethylene oxide?
ISO 11135
In sterilization microbiology, this term is the time needed for a 1‑log (90%) reduction under set conditions
D‑value