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Don Tuminelli

Don Tuminelli

Sr. Technical Manager, Client Services at HIGHPOWER Validation Testing & Lab Services, medical device sterilization and validation expert and industry speaker.

Aug 31, 2026

4:52
So if you were to give an introductory description to this test, what exactly is it that we're talking about?
4:59
Sure, sure.
5:00
More than happy to do that for you.
5:01
Yeah, so the Boidick test, here's just a little history first, okay, guys, just to give you a little background.
5:07
It was back in the 60s when Two colleagues, Dr. J. Bowie and Mr. J. Dick, both developed this pack of Huck towels and sterilization tape, okay, chemical indicator tape, to assess...
5:25
the autoclave's vacuum system, the ability of the sterilizer to remove air from the chamber.
5:32
And just real quick, why is it important to remove air from the chamber? Well, air is an insulator.

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11:50
So we open the chamber, just chunk the test in, right? And wherever it lands, it's good to go?

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