Johnson & Johnson ASP STERRAD 200, User Manual

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Day-to-Day Operation
32 STERRAD
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200 User’s Guide
Function Button Bar Displays
The Login button is explained in the section on passwords. Touching Close
collapses the Function Button Bar. The other buttons are explained in the
preceding table. An alternate Function Button Bar is only seen when the system
has been configured at installation to operate without an ID or a password. With
this configuration, the date and time function is available to the operator. If the
system is configured to require an ID and password, the date and time function is
part of the system setup menu and is available to Administrator level passwords
(or higher) by pressing the
Utilities button.
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Pressing Utilities displays a login screen.
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The other buttons function in the same manner as previously explained.
Preparing the Load
Proper preparation of trays, pouches, and instruments can minimize or prevent
cycle cancellation due to load-related problems. The two-tier shelf may be used
in two ways: it can be used with the carriage to transfer the load into, and
remove it from, the sterilizer. It may also remain in the sterilizer and the items to
be sterilized can be placed on the two-tier shelf without the use of the carriage.
Regardless of whether the carriage is used, the two-tier shelf
must be used. Items
cannot be placed in the sterilization chamber without using the two-tier shelf.
More information on load preparation is found in “Chapter 3. Preparing Items for
Sterilization.”
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Arrange the items in a tray to ensure that the hydrogen peroxide and plasma
can surround them. Do not stack basins within the trays.
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Place trays flat on the two-tier shelf. Do not stack trays.
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Place peel pouches 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 or the
electrode.
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The load must not project above the top or beyond the edges of the two-tier.
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When needed, place an ASP-approved biological indicator in the sterilization
chamber at the back of the bottom shelf.