How to identify whether the medical cotton balls are sterilized?

Oxtail line disinfection cotton balls look like the picture:

Medical cotton balls are processed from the medical degreasing cotton, white, soft to the touch, odorless, tasteless, elasticity of a commonly used medical supplies. For medical institutions to do the application of medicine, scrubbing, cleansing, skin disinfection and disinfection of medical equipment.

Divided into sterile supply of medical cotton balls and non-sterile supply of medical cotton balls.

Medical cotton balls such as povidone-iodine cotton balls, alcohol cotton balls and other medical cotton balls composed of povidone-iodine, tincture of povidone-iodine, or alcohol and applicator materials are classified as Class II medical devices as single-use medical supplies. Some products have components for hand-held use. They are used clinically to sterilize intact skin.

Aseptic cotton balls are single-use medical supplies processed from absorbent materials such as medical skimmed cotton and do not contain disinfectant, and are classified as Class II medical devices. Some products have components for hand-held. They are used clinically to clean and treat skin and wounds.

General medical cotton balls are single-use medical supplies that do not contain disinfectant and are not sterile, and belong to Class I medical devices. Clinical use for the skin, wound cleaning treatment.

Clinical application

For use in medical institutions for nursing, examination, surgery, and for daily use for sterilization. Daily use is generally a sterile supply of medical cotton balls, that is, they are sterilized, and are mainly used when dipped in a non-toxic solution (75% medical alcohol or 0.2% tincture of iodine) for skin disinfection. It is used to sterilize and disinfect the skin and mucous membranes of adults and children over 2 years of age. Usage is very simple, the medical cotton ball in the disinfectant soaked, absorb the full disinfectant, remove and squeeze out the remaining liquid, wipe the skin or the affected area.