ASP Sterrad 100NX, User Manual

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Load Preparation
16 STERRAD ® 100NX ® User’s Guide
STANDARD Cycle Processing
The STERRAD
®
100NX
®
Sterilizer can sterilize instruments which have
diffusion-restricted spaces, such as the hinged portion of forceps and scissors.
Medical devices with the following materials and dimensions can be
processed in the STERRAD
®
100NX
®
Sterilizer STANDARD cycle:

Single channel stainless steel lumens with an inside diameter of 0.7 mm
or larger and a length of 500 mm or shorter.
†
Processing Tubing
ASP has validated the processing of non-reusable polyethylene and
Teflon
®
(polytetrafluoroethylene) medical grade tubing with the
dimension and cycles listed below. (These tubing claims have not been
reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the FDA does
not classify tubing as medical devices.):

An inside diameter of 1 mm or larger and a length of 1000 mm or
shorter can be processed in the STERRAD
®
100NX
®
Sterilizer
STANDARD cycle .
*
DUO Cycle Processing
Medical devices, including many flexible endoscopes with accessory devices
such as light cords and cameras with the following material and dimensions
can be processed in the STERRAD
®
100NX
®
DUO Cycle.

Single channel polyethylene and Teflon
®
(polytetrafluoroethylene)
flexible endoscopes with an inside diameter of 1 mm or larger and a
length of 875 mm or shorter.

Cameras.

Accessory light cords.

Flexible endoscopes without lumens.

Note: Do not include more than 2 flexible endoscopes per
load.
†
The validation testing for this lumen size was conducted using a maximum of 10 lumens in the
USA; 40 lumens for markets outside the USA. Your loads should not exceed the validated
maximum number of lumens.
*
Sterilize without any additional load. Up to 20 pieces of tubing may be sterilized at one time.
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