Patent Document ID: 5402363
Application ID: 08023763
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of simulating a process of randomly selecting sample packages from a large lot of a fluid, and examining a portion of each selected sample package for microorganisms, and thereafter comparing the simulated process with a prior test procedure to determine a better test procedure for assessing a risk of contamination in said fluid, the method comprising the steps of: a) defining a number of test conditions related to a fluid being tested; b) generating a Poisson distribution of organisms between packages of said fluid, and then c) generating a probability of occurrence of packages with an integer number of organisms, given a specified average organism concentration; d) multiplying a total number of packages by this probability; e) simulating a taking of at least one sample aliquot from each selected sample package of a group of sample packages; f) thereafter, generating a statistical summary including mean values for total organisms in all of the packages sampled and in all volumes examined; g) conducting a number of actual tests using a prior test procedure, including a measurement of microorganisms in actual samples, and using the simulated process in accordance with steps (a) through (f); and h) comparing results between the prior test procedure and the simulated process to evaluate these tests.