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PLIER RACKS
The four anodized plier racks that are supplied with your DDS 7000 are manufactured from aluminum for optimum heat
transfer and to reduce weight. Also available are:
A) Mini Rack holds 4 pliers
B) Combo Rack holds 5 pliers plus 5 Mathieu Hemostats or other hand instruments.
C) Long Handle Combination Rack holds 2 Long Handle Pliers,
3 Regular Pliers, 5 Mathieu Hemostats or other hand instruments.
D) The plier racks supplied offer convenient transport to chairside.
WARNING!
The DDS 7000 has been tested and approved for use with Dentronix racks. Do not
use cassettes or other delivery systems as they may cause overheating or failure to
sterilize.
LOADING YOUR DDS 7000 PLIER RACKS
The effectiveness of Dry Heat is dependent on exposure of the instrument load to the convective properties of the
heated airflow in the sterilization chamber. The DDS 7000 rack system was designed to provide a predictable location
and spacing for the instrument load so that optimum exposure can be achieved. Pliers should only be loaded in the
notches of the rack (see Figure 6).
Never place instruments inside of plier racks. Doing so may impede air flow resulting in an
error code or failure to sterilize.
In addition to the plier racks, Dentronix also offers a Horizontal Tray (Part No. D5000S-T) and a Half Horizontal Tray (Part
No. D5000S-HT). These trays can be used for instruments that do not fit onto the racks. These trays were specially de-
signed for use in a Dry Heat Sterilizer. The half tray allows the user to sterilize single-handled instruments along with two
full racks of pliers. Use of trays other than the D5000S-T and D5000S-HT will impede the airflow around the instruments
and will result in failure to sterilize the instruments.
Figure 6
Correct and Incorrect placement of racks in DDS 7000. Note: The incorrectly placed rack is not over the air vents of the
rack channel, whereas the correctly placed rack is.
WRONG
Incorrect
Rack
Placement
Correct Rack
Placement
