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<h2 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">What Are <a href="https://www.hzbocon.com/product-list/ethylene-oxide-sterilizer">Ethylene Oxide (EtO</a>) Residuals?</h2>
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<p>The primary issue with using ethylene oxide for sterilization is its absorption into certain materials and its reaction with water or other material components to form toxic residual compounds.</p>
<p><strong>Ethylene oxide residuals are:</strong></p>
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<li>Ethylene oxide (EO or EtO)</li>
<li>Ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH)</li>
<li>Ethylene glycol (EG)</li>
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<p>Ethylene oxide (EO or EtO) is a commonly used sterilization agent in the medical device industry. However, the sterilization process can leave behind residual compounds that are hazardous to people and the environment. These compounds include ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH), ethylene glycol (EG), and ethylene oxide itself.</p>
<h2>Residual Compounds</h2>
<p>Ethylene glycol is formed from the reaction between ethylene oxide and water, while ethylene chlorohydrin is formed from the interaction of ethylene oxide and chloride compounds.</p>
<h1>What is Ethylene Oxide Residual Testing and Why is it Needed?</h1>
<p>Ethylene oxide residuals are toxic and carcinogenic to humans at certain levels. Therefore, products sterilized with ethylene oxide must meet strict ethylene oxide residual limits to ensure patient safety during medical device and product use. Current ISO 10993-7 EtO residual limits can be found here. The limits are given for EtO and ECH. Products within the EtO and ECH limits also fall within EG limits. Devices undergoing ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization can fall into more than one EtO limit exposure category based on the duration of contact a medical device has with a patient.</p>
<h2>Importance of Ethylene Oxide Residual Testing</h2>
<p>Ethylene oxide residual testing is essential to ensure that medical devices and products are safe for patient use and meet regulatory requirements.</p>
<h1>Which Products Require Ethylene Oxide Residuals Testing?</h1>
<p>Any items sterilized using ethylene oxide that come in physical contact with a patient require EtO residuals testing. If your device or product isn't in physical contact with the patient, there is no need to perform EtO residual testing.</p>

Tolerable Exposure Limits For Ethylene Oxide Sterilized Medical Devices

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The primary issue with using ethylene oxide for sterilization is its absorption into certain materials and its reaction with water or other material components to form toxic residual compounds.

Tolerable Exposure Limits For Ethylene Oxide Sterilized Medical Devices

Publish Time：2024-06-07