SPSmedical announces that it has launched its redesigned Web site (www.spsmedical.com), featuring sterilization products, services and educational programs. This new Web-based resource segments sterilization products and services by sterilization process (Steam, EO Gas, Gas Plasma, Peracetic Acid, Dry Heat and Chemical Vapor). Keep track of upcoming audio seminar dates and topics, new product releases, and industry changes via the new Web site. SPSmedical is the largest sterilizer testing laboratory in North America and sells a comprehensive line of sterility assurance products, including biological indicators, chemical indicators, integrators, Bowie-Dick test packs, packaging and recordkeeping products. GPOs and the federal government have contracted for SPSmedical products, which are available through authorized distributors worldwide.Â
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