Sect. 2 (Preparation and
Packaging) Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
porousBcontainersB-
BAnswerBAllBofBtheBfollowingBareBpackagingBsystemsBusedBtoBmaintain,Bstore,BandBtr
ansportBsterileBsurgicalBequipmentBEXCEPT
a.BpeelBpouching
b.BwovenBmaterialBwrappers
c.BporousBcontainers
d.BrigidBcontainers
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mustBallowBpenetrationBofBtheBchosenBsterilantBandBbeBcompatibleBwithBanyBotherBr
equirementsBofBtheBsterilizationBprocess.
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mustBcreateBaBpackageBthatBcanBbeBopenedBwithoutBcontaminatingBtheBcontentsBbyB
theBuser
-BmustBpermitBtheBcontentsBtoBbeBsterileBatBpointBofBuseB-
BAnswerBWhatBareBthreeBofBtheBfourBprimaryBobjectivesBforBallBpackagingBmaterials?
evidentB-BAnswerBTheBpackagingBshouldBbeBtamper-
____________BsoBaBpackageBopenedBin.BerrorBcannotBbeBresealedBwithoutBcomplete
Breprocessing.
itBwillBmeltB-
BAnswerBWhyBcanBTyvekBpeelBpouchesBnotBbeBusedBwithBsteamBsterilization?
, 1/4BinchB-
BAnswerBTheBproperBsizeBforBaBsingleBorBdoubleBpeelBpackageBshouldBhaveBhowBmu
chBclearanceBonBallBsidesBofBtheBpackage?
plasticBsideB-
BAnswerBCurvedBinstrumentsBshouldBbeBplaceBwithBtheBcurvedBendBtowardBtheB____
_________BofBtheBpouchBtoBavoidBpunctures.
pre-sealedBendB-
BAnswerBInstrumentsBshouldBbeBplacedBwithBheBhandlesBtowardBtheB______________
BtoBallowBtheBscrubBpersonBatBtheBsterileBfieldBtoBeasilyBremoveBtheBinstrumentsBw
henBopeningBtheBpouch.
ChemicalBIndicatorB-
BAnswerBWhatBshouldBbeBplacedBinsideBtheBpouchBnextBtoBtheBsurgicalBinstrumentBs
oBtheBcolorBchangeBcanBbeBseenBthroughBtheBplasticBsideBofBtheBpouch?
strictlyBfollowedB-BAnswerBWhenBusingBself-
sealedBpouches,BtheBfoldBlinesBprovidedBbyBtheBmanufacturerBshouldBbeB__________
______BtoBpreventBsmallBopeningsBbetweenBtheBpackageBandBtheBsealant.
thumbB-
BAnswerBWhenBmanuallyBsealingBaBpouch,BthereBshouldBbeBampleBspaceBatBtheBend
BofBtheBpouchBforBusersBtoBuseBtheirB____________BtoBopenBtheBpackageBandBpres
entBtheBcontentsBasepticallyBintoBtheBsterileBfield.
doubleB-
BAnswerBOperatingBroomBpersonnelBtypicallyBpreferB______________BpouchedBofBmul
tipleBinstrumentsBbecauseBtheBinnerBpouchBkeepsBtheBinstrumentsBtogetherBwhenBop
enedBontoBaBsterileBfield.
storageBlocation,BdateBwrapped,BnameBofBpackageBassemblerB-
BAnswerBWhatBallBshouldBbeBrecordedBonBtheBplasticBsideBofBaBpouchBpackage?