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12 Innovative Sterilization Technologies donates 500K sterilization filters to US hospitals I nnovative Sterilization Technologies in Dayton, Ohio, is making a donation to help protect health- care workers in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the form of 500,000 filters. ese can be used as an alternate resource for personal protective equipment for healthcare/first responder personnel. is announcement comes in the wake of the medical mask supply shortage now gripping the nation as more infected patients fill healthcare facilities. e IST/ONE TRAY® team is no stranger to inno- vation so they set out to find a way to support the community at this time of crisis. Used as an accessory with the ONE TRAY® sterilization containers, the fil- ters being provided offer the user materials that create a barrier against fluid and particulates. e filters are not meant to be a replacement for PPE devices, merely an alternative solution during this pandemic. Facilities can determine the intended use. ese filters are used as a microbial and fluid barrier to maintain sterility aer sterilization. e ONE TRAY® team has come up with two versions of potential use: a decontamination protective option and an "over-mask" barrier that can be used as a cover to extend the usability of the N95 PPE masks. BFE & Delta P test methods comply with ASTM F2101 and AS4381 standards on this material for fluid resistance and particulate filtration. All test method acceptance criteria were met. Testing was performed in compliance with U.S. FDA good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations 21 CFR Parts 210, 211 and 820. "In this healthcare crisis, we realized that repurpos- ing our unique filter design could potentially help with the current mask shortage occurring across the country," said Scott Cohen, president and CEO of Innovative Sterilization Technologies. "We will be donating these items to any facility in need, they just need to contact us and we will expedite them." In an effort to service more than 1,000 facilities nation- wide, the filters will be shipped in boxes of approxi- mately 250, with a limit of two boxes per facility. n S e a l e d S t e r i l i z a t i o n C o n t a i n e r