A re-usable sterilizer test device is disclosed which is comprised of at
least two parts which are releasably connected together. An indicator
device which changes colour in the presence of steam after a certain time
period is deposited within the two parts. One or both of the bodies is
manufactured from a material having a predetermined degree of porosity as
regards steam and is generally cylindrical or spherical so that the outer
surface of said one or both bodies forms a significant and substantial
portion of the external surface of the assembled device. Steam penetrates
the porous body and passes into a cavity inside the body from where the
steam can move internally of the device through suitable passageways and
into a chamber where the indicator is located.