I was very interested in finding out what separates AS from being considered a method to sterilize instruments.
If you can eradicate all forms of biological existence, including, but not limited to, yeast, fungi, molds, bacteria and viruses, then why can't they submit such a claim to EPA and FDA?
Shannon said that it was almost completely sterile. Then he retracted and said it was 100% Pathogen free.
Any definition of Sterile is defined as free of all bacteria and other living organisms.
ster·i·li·za·tion
?ster?l?'zaSH(?)n,?ster??li'zaSH(?)n/
noun
1.
the process of making something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
"disinfection and sterilization of surgical equipment"
Clearly Shannon is aware of this.
I can only assume that the testing to prove this would require extra time and effort, which would slow down the efforts towards a lower hanging fruit.
Additionally, a standard, small Autoclave is a lot cheaper than an AS unit. But hospitals have to autoclave using very large walk in units at much higher prices.
If necessary, they could add a UV light during the normalization process to finalize the sterilization process.
