{"id":105520,"date":"2026-05-02T03:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=105520"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:11:17","slug":"bowie-dick-test","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/?product=bowie-dick-test","title":{"rendered":"Bowie Dick Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Bowie-Dick test is used in pre-vacuum type (or dynamic air removal) sterilizers.<\/li>\n<li>They are used to detect air leaks and inadequate air<br \/>removal and consist of folded 100% cotton surgical towels that are clean and preconditioned.<\/li>\n<li>A commercially available Bowie-Dick-type<br \/>test sheet should be placed in the centre of the pack.<br \/>The test pack should be placed horizontally in the front, bottom section of the sterilizer rack, near the door and over the drain, in an<br \/>otherwise empty chamber and run at 134\ufffd\ufffdC for 3.5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The test is used each day the vacuum-type steam sterilizer is used, before<br \/>the first processed load. <\/li>\n<li>Air that is not removed from the chamber will interfere with steam contact.<\/li>\n<li>Smaller, commercially available disposable test packs (or<br \/>process challenge devices) have been devised to replace the stack of folded surgical towels for testing the efficacy of the vacuum<br \/>system in a pre vacuum sterilizer. <\/li>\n<li>They should be representative of the load and simulate the greatest challenge to the load.<\/li>\n<li>Sterilizer vacuum performance is acceptable<br \/>if the sheet inside the test pack shows a uniform colour change.<\/li>\n<li>Entrapped air will cause a spot to appear on the test sheet, due to the<br \/>inability of the steam to reach the chemical indicator. If the sterilizer fails the<\/li>\n<li>Bowie-Dick test, do not use the sterilizer until it is inspected by the sterilizer maintenance personnel and passes the Bowie-Dick test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Quantity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single piece<\/li>\n<li>Pack of 50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brand Name: Bowie Dick Test Packs<\/li>\n<li>Pack Qty: 50 MOQ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lead time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Our lead times are 5-7 working days excluding weekends, public holiday\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds &#038; shipping time with our courier.<\/p>\n<p>Lead times on out of stock or special-order items <strong><u>6-8 weeks \/ 8-10 weeks<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PLEASE NOTE DUE TO UNFORSEEN ROAD OR AIR FREIGHT DELAYS PARECLES CAN BE DELAYED BY A FEW DAYS. <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*Please note pictures are mainly for illustration purposes, actual product and size may vary slightly*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOWIE DICK TESTS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":113120,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[48737],"product_tag":[44610],"class_list":["post-105520","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-test","product_tag-bowie-dick-test","entry","has-media","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","has-product-nav","col","span_1_of_3","owp-content-center","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/105520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/113120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=105520"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=105520"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=105520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}