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Sterile wipers were developed by Texwipe to clean sterile environments quickly and easily, without compromising the sterile nature of those environments.

Although wipers are not medical devices, ITW Texwipe has chosen to follow the guidelines of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)concerning the validation of radiation sterilization and the requirements of the United States Pharmacopeia for endotoxin testing.

Swabbing is the preferred method to validate critical cleaning within pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. The 1993 FDA Guide to Inspections states that direct surface sampling (e.g., with swabs) is the “most desirable” technique. Potential contaminants eluted from the swab are tested down to ...