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3M
™
Steri‑Vac
™
Sterilizer / Aerator GSX Series
– Operator’s Manual
Time
Atmospheric Pressure
10. Air
Admission
Vent
Rate
Vent
Rate
Vent
Rate
Vacuum
Depth
Hold Time Bottom
e.g. 3 min
Hold Time Bottom
e.g. 0 min
Hold Time: Top
e.g. 1 min
Hold Time: Top
e.g. 7 min
7. EO Removal
6. EO Exposure
9. Aeration
8. Flushing
Locked Aeration Time
P
ressur
e
Figure 48
Example of Two Different Flushing Stages, Each with Three Flushing Cycles
1159 Aeration Stage
•
Aeration temperature
is the temperature target set point for all aeration after the Flushing stage
•
The
minimum aeration time
parameter is the minimum amount of time the aeration stage will run before proceeding to Standby Pulses Additional aeration can be applied to the custom
cycle during cycle start up A Supervisor PIN is required to stop the Aeration stage before the minimum aeration time is complete
9. Aeration
55
12.0
34
0
60
Maximum
Set Point
Minimum
Parameter
Aeration temperature
Minimum aeration time
Units
999
˚C
hr
Figure 49
Aeration Stage
11510 Save a Custom Cycle
1�
Select
File>Save
or use the Save icon to save the custom cycle
2�
Select a Folder location to store the newly created custom cycle, or create a new Folder on the USB to store the custom cycle
3�
Custom cycles cannot have the same file name
4�
The custom cycle will be saved as an eto file
Note
:
•
A USB drive must be used to import custom cycles onto the GSX Series sterilizer
•
The GSX Series sterilizer only looks for Folders on the USB drive at the beginning of the custom cycle import process
•
Saving the custom cycle onto a USB drive inside a Folder will save time during the custom cycle import process (Chapter 11)