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pressures with respect to the intended settings
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DIN EN 13060]
Evacuation
Creation of a
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vacuum in a vessel
Feed water
is required for the creation of water steam for the
sterilization; typical values for the water quality according
to
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DIN EN 285 or
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DIN EN 13060 – Appendix C, at
least however battery water according to
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VDE 0510
Fractionated pre-vacuum method
Technical methods of steam sterilization;
the repeated
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evacuation of the
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sterilization chamber
alternating with steam intake
Hollow bodies A
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
Hollow bodies B
One-sided open bodies, for which applies:
1 = L/D = 5 and L = 5 mm or
a double-sided open body for which applies:
2 = L/D = 10 and D = 5
L…hollow body length
D…hollow body diameter
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DIN EN 13060]
Initialization
Creation of a certain initial state of the
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software at start-
up
Items to be sterilized
Unsterile objects, materials still to be sterilized
LED
Abbreviation for 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
Mixed load
Wrapped and unwrapped materials to be sterilized within
one load
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
Porous
Pervious to liquids and air, e.g. textiles
Porous full load – Check of porous full load
Serves to verify that for the values set on the control, the
required sterilization conditions are achieved in porous
loads with the maximum mass for their sterilization in a
sterilizer designed according to
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DIN EN 13060
[DIN EN 13060]
Porous partial load – Check of porous
partial load
Serves to verify that for the values set on the control, the
steam quickly and uniformly penetrates into the defined
test packet
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DIN EN 13060]
Porous small parts
Made of materials which can absorb fluids (e.g. liquids)
Process evaluation system
Also self-monitoring system – observes itself, acts during
the programs, compares sensors with each other
RKI
Robert Koch Institute
Self-Monitoring-system
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Process evaluation system
Separate steam production
The steam generator is located outside the sterilization
chamber.
The sterilization chamber is protected from
overheating in this way.
Simple wrapping
Wrapped once, e.g. instruments sealed in a foil. –
contrasted to:
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Multiple wrapping
Software
non-material components of a EDP system; e.g. computer
programs
Soft sterilization package
e.g. paper bags or clear-plastic sterilization packages
Solid
Without hollows or spaces; firm, dense, closed
Solid load – check of solid 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 represent the maximum
measurements of solid instruments for whose sterilization
a sterilizer has been designed according to
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DIN EN
13060
[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
Sterilized items
also designated as
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batch, if already successfully
sterilized: sterile goods
Sterilization chamber
Interior of a sterilizer
Takes up the
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items to be sterilized
Vacuum
colloquially: Space free of matter
in the technical sense: Volume with reduced gas pressure
(usually air pressure)
Vacuum drying
Gentle drying; the drying goods are exposed to an