Process challenge device for a high-pressure steam sterilizer and sheet for a challenge device

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a process challenge device for a high-pressure steam sterilizer capable of reuse with little trouble.;A process challenge device 1 for a high-pressure steam sterilizer, includes a plurality of stacked steam permeable bodies 7, 8, and 9 formed by a material capable of permeating of steam 11 and an indicator 10. The steam permeable bodies 8 (except the steam permeable bodies 7 and 9 arranged at both sides among the stacked steam permeable bodies 7, 8, and 9) each have an opening 8a for accommodating the indicator 10. The steam permeable bodies 7, 8, and 9 are stacked, so that the indicator 10 is surrounded by the inner wall of a cavity 24 formed by the openings 8a of the intermediate steam permeable bodies communicated with one another and the steam permeable bodies 7 and 9 arranged at both sides. The indicator 10 is contained in the cavity 24, so that a group 6 of the above-mentioned stacked steam permeable bodies containing the indicator 10 therein is fitted into and taken out of a casing 2 at will.