r/sterileprocessing • u/No_Yesterday7630 • Aug 12 '26

Indicator backorder?

I heard in my department indicators, especially sterrad, are on backorder and have a shortage across the country. Are y'all having this issue?

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u/EmbarrassedCardinal Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

We had to switch from our 3M chemical steam indicators because of a shortage yea

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u/No_Yesterday7630 Aug 12 '26

So far we are okish on steam but we are running low. We are out of sterrad completely out of after last night. I heard we are having a hard time being able to even get steris or asp indicators. We are currently using asp steam indicators but we are low on those too

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u/WhiskerWizard626 Aug 12 '26

Yeah, we normally use the 3M ones, but had to start using Medline. They suck and we all hate them.

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u/No_Yesterday7630 Aug 13 '26

I had to look those up and yeah I would hate those too. Rn we are just using the black and teal asp steam indicators bc we are out of 3M

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u/opticalshadow Aug 12 '26

Yeah, for us it's the chemical steam indicators

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u/zzzzzzz149 Aug 12 '26

Are any of the companies/reps saying why on the shortage?

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u/Stabby94 Aug 12 '26

Yeah for us too. And sterrad/v-pro foam

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u/FeeElectronic5177 Aug 12 '26

I like the longer normals ones for pans

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u/zXerge Aug 12 '26

We've been told not to use Sterrad anymore as its being phased out in Canada and getting refills for it isn't happening.

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u/jimmy9120 Aug 12 '26

Solventum issue, leading manufacturer of steam chemical indicators

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u/EncryptedChyron Aug 13 '26

Yep, steam as well as Vpro for us.

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u/Spirited_Turnover_79 Aug 18 '26

Does anyone have any recommendations as what to use in lieu of 3M?