Coupled enzyme-based method for electronic monitoring of biological indicator
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-027/00
C12Q-001/22
C12Q-001/00
G01N-027/327
출원번호
US-0832158
(2013-03-15)
등록번호
US-8858884
(2014-10-14)
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Franciskovich, Phillip P.
Cregger, Tricia A.
출원인 / 주소
American Sterilizer Company
대리인 / 주소
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
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A sterilization indicator system and method of using the system to determine efficacy of a sterilization process. The system includes a vial having a first compartment containing spores of one or more species of microorganism; a second compartment containing a growth medium with a disaccharide, an o
A sterilization indicator system and method of using the system to determine efficacy of a sterilization process. The system includes a vial having a first compartment containing spores of one or more species of microorganism; a second compartment containing a growth medium with a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide in which the vial is free of monosaccharide; an enzyme, capable of acting upon the monosaccharide to yield reaction products and electron transfer, disposed on two or more electrodes adapted to carry an electrical signal resulting from the electron transfer, the pair of electrodes positioned to contact the combined contents of the first compartment and the second compartment during incubation; and an apparatus linked or linkable to the electrodes and adapted to detect and measure the electrical signal resulting from electron transfer when the enzyme acts upon the monosaccharide.
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1. A sterilization indicator system, comprising: a vial comprising: a first compartment comprising spores of one or more species of microorganism;a second compartment comprising a growth medium comprising one or more of a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide capable of conversion to
1. A sterilization indicator system, comprising: a vial comprising: a first compartment comprising spores of one or more species of microorganism;a second compartment comprising a growth medium comprising one or more of a disaccharide, an oligosaccharide or a polysaccharide capable of conversion to a monosaccharide by germinating cells of the one or more species of microorganism, andwherein the vial is free of the monosaccharide and is adapted to combine contents of the first compartment with contents of the second compartment for incubation after the vial has been exposed to a sterilant;an enzyme, capable of acting upon the monosaccharide and producing an electron transfer, disposed on two or more electrodes adapted to carry an electrical signal resulting from the electron transfer when the enzyme acts upon the monosaccharide, wherein the pair of electrodes are positioned to contact the combined contents of the first compartment and the second compartment during and/or after incubation; andan apparatus linked or linkable to the electrodes and adapted to detect and measure the electrical signal resulting from the electron transfer when the enzyme acts upon the monosaccharide. 2. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the one or more species of microorganism comprises one or both of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus atrophaeus. 3. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the disaccharide is maltose and the monosaccharide is glucose. 4. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the disaccharide is maltose that is converted to glucose by a glucosidase produced by or present in the germinating cells during incubation of the combined contents of the first compartment and the second compartment. 5. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is provided together with one or more mediator. 6. The sterilization indicator system of claim 5 wherein the one or more mediator comprises one or a mixture of two or more of ferrocene, vinyl ferrocene, 1,1′-dimethyl ferrocene, carboxyferrocene, 1,1′-dicarboxy ferrocene, (dimethylamino)methyl ferrocene or ferrocyanide. 7. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the at least two electrodes comprise graphite, graphene, carbon, carbon nanotubes, gold, platinum, palladium, silver, nickel or copper or a combination or alloy of any two or more thereof. 8. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is glucose oxidase. 9. The sterilization indicator system of claim 1 wherein the enzyme is glucose dehydrogenase. 10. A method of determining the efficacy of a sterilization process, comprising: providing the sterilization indicator system of claim 1;exposing the sterilization indicator to a sterilization process intended to kill the spores of the one or more species of microorganism;combining the contents of the first compartment and the second compartment;exposing the combined contents to the enzyme disposed on the two or more electrodes while incubating the combined contents;with the apparatus linked to the electrodes, detecting and measuring any electrical signal resulting from electron transfer when the enzyme acts upon the monosaccharide; anddetermining whether the sterilization process was efficacious. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the one or more species of microorganism comprises one or both of Geobacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus atrophaeus. 12. The method of claim 10 wherein the disaccharide is maltose and the monosaccharide is glucose. 13. The method of claim 10 wherein the disaccharide is maltose that is converted to glucose by a glucosidase produced by or present in the germinating cells during incubation of the combined contents of the first compartment and the second compartment. 14. The method of claim 10 wherein the enzyme is provided together with one or more mediator. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more mediator comprises one or a mixture of two or more of ferrocene, vinyl ferrocene, 1,1′-dimethyl ferrocene, carboxyferrocene, 1,1′-dicarboxy ferrocene, (dimethylamino)methyl ferrocene or ferrocyanide. 16. The method of claim 10 wherein the at least two electrodes comprise graphite, graphene, carbon, carbon nanotubes, gold, platinum, palladium, silver, nickel or copper or a combination or alloy of any two or more thereof. 17. The method of claim 10 wherein the enzyme is glucose oxidase. 18. The method of claim 10 wherein the enzyme is glucose dehydrogenase.
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