Wearable Medical Sensors worked example

Sterilization Option Cost at 43% cycles needing full validation: a worked example

This worked example runs the sterilization option cost numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 43% cycles needing full validation instead of the typical 60%. Estimate the cost of a sterilization option for wearable medical sensors across all production lot cycles.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Sterilization Lot Cycles: 40 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Per-Cycle Processing Charge: 850 $ / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Cycles Needing Full Validation: 43 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 60)
  • Cycle Development & Dosimetry Setup: 9,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total sterilization cost = lot cycles x per-cycle charge x (% validated) + setup.
  • Total sterilization option cost works out to 23,620 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Sterilization option cost per unit works out to 591 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable sterilization option cost works out to 14,620 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed sterilization option cost adder works out to 9,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cycles needing full validation sits at 60% and the headline result is 29,400 $, this scenario comes in 19.66% below the baseline at 23,620 $.
  • Use it when scoping a sterile SKU, negotiating a contract-sterilizer agreement, or building the validation budget for a new adhesive-electrode or skin-contact sensor. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Total sterilization option cost: 23,620 $ (headline result)
  • Sterilization option cost per unit: 591 $ / piece
  • Variable sterilization option cost: 14,620 $
  • Fixed sterilization option cost adder: 9,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Sterilization Option Cost calculator, set cycles needing full validation to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.