AAMI Products

(PDF version)

ST79 is THE go-to reference for steam sterilization and sterility assurance in all healthcare facilities, regardless of sterilizer or facility size. Developed by industry experts, regulators, and sterilization professionals, ST79:2017 will guide you through every step of the steam sterilization process.

This comprehensive guide encompasses cleaning, transport, quality monitoring, storage, product evaluation, equipment maintenance, personnel considerations, and steam sterilization in all health care facilities, including, but not limited to, hospitals, ambulatory surgery facilities, physicians' offices, cardiac catheterization laboratories, endoscopy suites, radiology departments, dental offices, and other areas where sterile products are reprocessed, stored, and used.

Use ST79:2017, the best available guidance for steam sterilization and sterility assurance, to help you stay in compliance with accrediting bodies.

The following amendments to ST79:2017 are included in this document: Amendment 1: Environmental services/fans/food and drink; Amendment 2: Inspection of insulated instruments; Amendment 3: Modification of content pertaining to frequency of cleaning for routine care of sterilizers for sterile processing areas in health care facilities; and Amendment 4: Content addressing recording B1 lot numbers in sterilizer records for sterile processing in health care facilities.

Date of Publication: 2017; Amendments 2020

Pages: 248

ISBN: 978-1-57020-675-7