Johnson & Johnson ASP STERRAD 200, User Manual

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Preparing Items To Be Sterilized
24 STERRAD
®
200 User’s Guide
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Use only STERRAD 200 Sterilizer compatible polypropylene sterilization
wrap and Tyvek
®
pouches. Do not use paper pouches or sterilization wraps
containing cellulose or cotton.
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Place STERRAD Chemical Indicator Strips inside trays and Tyvek
®
pouches.
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Secure all wraps with STERRAD SealSure
®
Chemical Indicator Tape.
♦
Arrange items to ensure that the hydrogen peroxide and plasma can contact
all surfaces.
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Place peel pouches loosely on edge, if possible. Arrange them so that the
transparent side of a pouch faces the opaque side of the next pouch. Do not
stack pouches on top of each other.
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Do not allow any item to touch the walls of the sterilization chamber, doors,
or electrode.
No t e: Do not stack instruments inside the trays. Do not stack
trays. Do not stack trays within trays. Do not wrap
instruments within a wrapped tray.
No t e: If you are using rigid containers cleared by the FDA for
use in the STERRAD System, follow the same procedures
that are recommended for use with the STERRAD or
APTIMAX
®
Instrument Trays. Do not stack instruments
inside the containers. Do not stack containers. Do not
stack containers within containers. Do not wrap
instruments within the containers.
Caution: Metal objects must not come into contact with the
walls of the sterilization chamber, door, or
electrode. Contact with the walls, door, or
electrode can interrupt the plasma phase of the
process, cause a cycle cancellation, and/or
damage the item or the sterilizer.