$8.53

• Longer 3.5x10-inch format; for long instruments and trays
• Red box; rapid reorder; longer than 5.25-inch orange format
• Dual indicators; internal and external color-change arrows
• Compatible with steam and EtO sterilization processes
• Medical-grade paper; blue-tinted film; chevron seal edges
• Quantity: 200 per Box

Safe-Dent Self-Sealing Sterilization Pouches, Dual Indicators, 3.5-inch x 10-inch are used for packaging, sterilizing, and storing dental instruments whose length exceeds the 5.25-inch pouch interior dimension of the shorter STP-7004-D format, including long-shanked scalers and curettes, scissors, hemostats, tissue forceps, impression trays, and other elongated dental instruments whose working end-to-handle length requires a pouch of at least 10 inches to accommodate the full instrument length within the sealed pouch without bending or doubling the instrument, which could compromise instrument integrity or prevent the sterilization pouch from sealing properly at the closure strip. The 3.5-inch width of this format matches the 3.5-inch width of the shorter 5.25-inch orange box format, providing consistent pouch width for instruments that are the same width but differ in length, making the red 10-inch format the direct longer-format companion to the orange 5.25-inch format for practices that need to sterilize both shorter and longer instruments at the same width dimension.

The dual internal and external indicator system provides the same color-change process verification as the shorter format, with the external indicator confirming the pouch has been through the sterilizer and the internal indicator confirming the sterilizing agent has penetrated and reached the instrument inside during the sterilization cycle. The red color-coded box identifies this 3.5-inch x 10-inch format within the Safe-Dent color-coded pouch range, where the color coding allows the sterilization coordinator or dental assistant to identify and reorder the correct size by box color without having to read the dimension specifications on each box during the rapid reorder process, with red indicating the 3.5-inch x 10-inch long format and orange indicating the 3.5-inch x 5.25-inch shorter format. Dental assistants, sterilization coordinators, and practice managers who sterilize long dental instruments including scalers, scissors, and impression trays and require a 10-inch length sterilization pouch format find Safe-Dent Sterilization Pouches the dual-indicator internal-external steam-EtO-compatible medical-grade-paper blue-film chevron-seal red-box 3.5-inch x 10-inch 200-count self-sealing sterilization pouch for their active daily instrument sterilization program. Each box contains 200 individual Safe-Dent Self-Sealing Sterilization Pouches at 3.5-inch x 10-inch, providing a per-box pouch supply for active daily per-instrument packaging of long instruments across a full sterilization workload.

The self-sealing closure system provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive strip that seals the pouch opening securely after instrument loading without heat sealing equipment. The extra-wide chevron seal along the pouch edges prevents instrument tips from piercing through the seal area during handling and storage after sterilization, which is particularly important for long pointed instruments such as scalers and explorers where the sharp tip is more likely to contact the pouch edge during storage. Safe-Dent Self-Sealing Sterilization Pouches, 3.5-inch x 10-inch work through their dual-layer medical-grade paper and blue-tinted transparent film construction where the paper side allows steam and sterilizing gas to penetrate the pouch interior and the blue-tinted film side allows visual inspection of contents without opening the pouch. The dual indicator system responds to the time, temperature, and presence of steam or EtO in the sterilization cycle, with both indicators confirming complete exposure to the sterilization conditions required for instrument sterilization at the relevant process parameters. Sterilization coordinators who process long periodontal instruments, impression trays, and surgical scissors through the autoclave find the 3.5-inch x 10-inch format provides the pouch length needed to fully enclose these instruments within the sealed pouch at the standard 3.5-inch pouch width without instrument length exceeding the pouch interior.

Dental assistants who manage sterilization pouch inventory for multiple instrument sizes find the red color coding allows rapid identification of the 10-inch format among the other Safe-Dent pouch sizes stocked in the sterilization area. Safe-Dent Self-Sealing Sterilization Pouches, 3.5-inch x 10-inch give dental practices a dual internal and external indicator, steam and EtO compatible, medical-grade paper, blue-tinted film, extra-wide chevron seal, self-sealing sterilization pouch for long dental instruments and impression trays, in a red color-coded box for rapid reorder identification, 200 pouches per box.