User Manual for the Vacuklav
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9.1.3 Instruments __________________________________________________________________________
If instruments are to be sterilized which can be taken apart, then they should be taken apart before being placed in
the autoclave. This will improve drying results. Do not use lubricants (instrument oil or instrument milk) on
instruments before placing them into the autoclave, unless this is absolutely necessary for the particular
instruments. Before sterilizing instruments with these lubricating or instrument-care preparations, however, make
sure to consult the manufacturer of these preparations and confirm that these substances are suitable for being
subjected to sterilization. Unsuitable instrument-care preparations include types of oil which repel water or which do
not allow the penetration of steam. With such preparations, not only the drying will be poor: even steam sterilization
itself can fail, since these preparations protect not only the instruments but also the micro-organisms on the
instruments.
9.1.4
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Do not sterilize textiles and instruments together in one sterilization container. If at all possible, you should not
sterilize textiles and instruments in different sterilization containers in the same cycle batch. If this cannot be
avoided for economic reasons, then please observe the following rules:
Instruments and sterilization containers on the bottom
Textiles always toward the top
See-through sterilization packages and paper packages toward the top (exception: when together with textiles,
then toward the bottom).
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9.1.5
Loading of containers with soft sterilization packages _______________________________________
Soft sterilization packages such as paper pouches or see-through sterilization packages can be sterilized in
sterilization containers or in sterilization baskets. To ensure better drying, such soft packages should be lined up
vertically at close intervals. This allows the advantage that the condensate can flow off of the packages easily, and
that the packages will not swell up excessively (which can burst the seams).
Correct loading of soft packages into a sterilization container
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