Sterilization (microbiology) equal to the probability of a non-sterile unit. For high-risk applications, such as medical devices and injections, a sterility assurance level of at least 10 is required by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A widely used method for heat sterilization is the autoclave, sometimes called a converter or steam sterilizer. Autoclaves use steam heated to under pressure. To achieve sterility, the article is placed in a chamber and heated by injected steam until the article reaches a temperature and time setpoint. Almost all the air is removed from the chamber, because air is undesired in the moist
Sterilization of Latinas again in the future. In the 1970s a group of Chicana women brought up a federal class action lawsuit for the injustices against a hospital in Los Angeles County for the injustices of these women regarding their sterilization. Women in this time were given false information regarding sterilization. The titular plaintiff, Dolores Madrigal, a Latina woman, was told several times by a medical professional that if she received a sterilization it could be “reversed." Other women who were in a similar position as Madrigal signed consent forms for their sterilization because they were heavily sedated or manipulated by doctors and