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the steam generator before the sterilization process starts;
duration depends on the temperature of the sterilization
process
Hollow body A
→Narrow lumen
Hollow body B
→Simple hollow items
Initialization
Creation of a certain initial state of the →software at start-
up
Integrated steam generation
The steam generator is located directly on the floor of the
sterilization chamber.
Items to be sterilized
Unsterile objects, materials still to be sterilized
Kontamination
here: Soiling of the sterilized load with unwanted or
harmful materials
LED
Light Emitting Diode: Semiconductor diode which lights up
when powered by current. LEDs are predominantly
employed for status displays in devices, for example to
display hard disk access.
Lubricants
Instrument oil or instrument milk
Massive
without hollows or cavities, compact, sealed closed
Mixed load
Wrapped and unwrapped materials to be sterilized within
one load
MPBetreibV
Ordinance covering the installation, operation, application
and maintenance of medical products according to § 3 of
the Medical Devices Directive with the exception of
medical products for clinical evaluation or performance
evaluation.
Multiple wrapping
e.g. instruments doubly sealed in foil or wrapped in foil are
additionally found in one container or in a textile wrapped
container
Narrow lumen
One-sided open bodies, for which applies:
1 = L/D = 750 and L = 1500 mm or
a double-sided open body for which applies:
2 = L/D = 1500 and L = 3000 mm and which does not
correspond to the hollow body B
L…hollow body length
D…hollow body diam
Porous
Pervious to liquids and air, e.g. textiles
Process evaluation system
Also self-monitoring system – observes itself, acts during
the programs, compares sensors with each other
Pulsating overpressure drying
Drying method which removes moisture from the chamber
and the items to be sterilized by alternating between air
entry and discharge.
RKI
Robert Koch Institute
Self-Monitoring-system
→
Process evaluation system
Single wrapping
Wrapped once, e.g. instruments sealed in a foil -
contrasted to:
→
Multiple wrapping
Simple hollow items
An article open on one side to which the following applies:
1
≤
L/D
≤
5 and D
≥
5 mm or an article with an opening
on both sides which is:
2
≤
L/D
≤
10 and D
≥
5 L…length of hollow article
D…diameter of hollow article [DIN EN 13060
Soft sterilization package
e.g. paper bags or clear-plastic sterilization packages
Software
non-material component of IT systems e.g. a computer
program
Solid load – Check of porous partial load
Serves to verify that for the values set on the control, the
required sterilization conditions were achieved within the
entire load. The load must reperesent the maximum
measurements of solid instruments for whose sterilization
a sterilizer has been designed according to [
→
DIN EN
13060]
Stainless steel cleaning agent
e.g. Sidol
Standards-compliant
Conformity with all the relevant standards
Sterile barrier systems
Closed minimum packaging which prevent the occurrence
of microorganisms, e.g. bags closed with sealing, closed
reusable containers, folded sterilization cloths
Sterilization chamber
Interior of a sterilizer
Accommodates the
→
items to be sterilized
Sterilized items
Also designated as
→
batch, if already successfully
sterilized: sterile goods
TCP
(transmission control protocol) refers to a standard
protocol for connecting computers and networks.
VDE
Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und
Informationstechnik e.V.
Association for Electrical, Electronic Information
Technologies
