User Manual for the Vacuklav
®
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4.4
Closing the door
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Close the door by slightly pressing it shut in the direction of the sterilization chamber flange, and at the same time
press down the sliding handle until it will go no farther. The following message will appear on the display:
4.5
Selection of the program
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Select the required program on the basis of the following criteria:
The physical properties of the items to be sterilized (especially their ability to resist high temperatures)
The type of packaging (you must use the “Universal program”, or the “Gentle program” if part or all of the load is
wrapped).
Press the button “Program selection” repeatedly to run through the following programs (and the initial position), and
to make your selection:
Program name / Display message
Parameters / applications
Universal program
at 134°C, 2 bar, and a sterilization time
of 3.5 min, for:
Sterilization of all kinds of wrapped items, especially instru-
ments, or mixed loads (wrapped and unwrapped)
Quick program
at 134°C, 2 bar, and a sterilization time of
3.5 min, for:
Sterilization of
only unwrapped instruments
(and no tex-
tiles), for fast re-use of the sterilized items (you must inter-
rupt the drying cycle manually)
Gentle program
at 121°C, 1 bar, and a sterilization time of
15 min, for: Sterilization of all kinds of wrapped items, es-
pecially larger amounts of textiles, and of items sensitive to
heat (plastic and rubber articles), and for mixed loads
(wrapped and unwrapped)
Prion Program
(a special Universal Program) at 134°C,
2 bar, and with sterilization time extended to
20 min, for sterilization of wrapped items, especially instru-
ments and/or mixed loads (i.e., packed and unpacked). This
program is recommended for sterilization of instruments
used in situations in which the danger of infection by
pathologically modified proteins is suspected: for example,
Creutzfeld-Jacob and BSE).
MELAsteam Cleaning
at 136°C, 2.3 bar, and a maximum
cleaning time of 60 min., for the steam cleaning of instru-
ments that have
already been disinfected
.
CAUTION: Use only together with a permanently in-
stalled MELA
steam
®
Pistol (otherwise the system is
disabled.
See the Operator’s Manual for MELAsteam
®
.
Bowie & Dick Test Program
at 134°C, 2 bar, and a sterili-
zation time of 3.5 min, for:
Functional testing of the autoclave (verification of steam
penetration by using special indicators)
Vacuum test
program for:
Functional testing of the autoclave (verification of the vac-
uum seal of the autoclave by determining the leak rate).
Start this program when the autoclave is cold.
Initial position
of the autoclave (no program selected)
Program
U n i v e r s a l - p r o g r a m
1 3 4 ° C w r a p p e d
Program
Q u i c k - p r o g r a m
1 3 4 ° C u n w r a p p e d
Program
G e n t l e - p r o g r a m
1 2 1 ° C w r a p p e d
Program
B o w i e & D i c k t e s t
1 3 4 ° C 2 . 2 b a r 3 '
Program
V a c u u m t e s t
Programm
1 5 : 3 1 : 3 3
0 . 0 2 b a r 2 2 ° C
Program Start-Stop
D o o r
c l o s e d
Programm
P r i o n - P r o g r a m
1 3 4 ° C w r a p p e d 2 0 '
Programm
M E L A s t e a m C l e a n i n g
2 . 3 b a r 6 0 '