From laboratory to operating room: the central role of sterile bags in aseptic procedures

Sterilization Pouches: Core Roles in Aseptic Operations from Laboratories to Operating Rooms

I. Microbial Barrier & Aseptic Protection
Sterilization pouches provide essential physical barriers against microbial penetration, ensuring aseptic protection for medical instruments and laboratory materials. In laboratories, their barrier properties prevent contamination of culture dishes and pipettes. In operating rooms, they maintain sterility of surgical instruments and dressings, effectively preventing cross-contamination.

II. Sterilization Compatibility
These pouches withstand diverse sterilization methods including:

• High-pressure steam (121°C, 101.3 kPa)
• Ethylene oxide (EO)
• Plasma sterilization
  In laboratories, they sterilize consumables like culture dishes and pipettes. In surgical settings, they enable microbial elimination from instruments and dressings through physical/chemical processes.

III. Sustained Sterile Environment
Post-sterilization, the pouches form closed systems maintaining internal sterility within labeled validity periods (e.g., 180 days). Laboratories use them to store sterile culture media and reagents, while operating rooms preserve surgical instruments and dressings, preventing secondary contamination.

IV. Instrument Protection & Operational Safety
Constructed with premium materials (medical-grade kraft paper and composite films), the pouches demonstrate excellent mechanical strength and heat-seal integrity. They protect laboratory precision instruments from sterilization damage and prevent operator injuries from sharp surgical tools.

V. Traceability & Identification Management
Featuring printed unique identification codes, sterilization dates, and batch numbers, these pouches enable systematic tracking. Laboratories monitor consumable sources and sterilization timelines, while hospitals ensure instrument traceability to meet medical quality control compliance requirements.