3 Performance specifications
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3 Performance specifications
Intended use
This steam sterilizer is designed for application in a medical context, e.g. general practitioners and dental
practices. According to EN 13060, this steam sterilizer is considered as a steam sterilizer with type B cy-
cles. As a universal steam sterilizer, it is suited to highly-demanding sterilization tasks. It can be used for a
range of tasks such as the sterilization of large quantities of instruments with narrow lumen and transmis-
sion instruments - both wrapped or unwrapped - and of textiles.
WARNING
Any attempt to sterilize liquids can result in a delay in boiling. This can result in burns
and damage to the device.
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Never use this device to sterilize fluids. It is not licensed for the sterilization of fluids.
Sterilization procedure
The steam sterilizer sterilizes on the basis of the fractionated vacuum procedure. This guarantees the
complete and effective wetting/penetration of the sterilization material with saturated steam.
This procedure enables the sterilization of loads common to a doctor's practice.
The steam sterilizer uses the double-jacket technology to generate the sterilization steam, i.e. the steam
sterilizer is fitted with a separate steam generator combined with a double-walled sterilization chamber. Af-
ter heating, steam is held constantly available in the double-jacket. This gives the walls of the steriliza-tion
chamber a defined temperature and protects the sterilization chamber from overheating. This especially ef-
fective procedure supports the quick evacuation of the air from the sterilization chamber, the sterilization
packaging and instrument cavities. This permits the sterilization of large quantities of instruments or tex-
tiles directly one after each other, thereby achieving excellent drying results.
Type of the feed water supply
The steam sterilizer works with a one-way feed water system. This means that it uses fresh feed water
(demineralized or distilled water) for every sterilization procedure. The quality of the feed water is subject
to permanent monitoring via integrated conductivity measurement. If combined with careful preparation of
the instruments, this serves largely to prevent stain accretion on the instruments and soiling of the steam
sterilizer.
Safety equipment
Internal process monitoring
A process evaluation system is integrated in the electronics of the steam sterilizer. It compares the process
parameters (such as temperature, time and pressure) during a program run. It monitors the parameters in
terms of their threshold values during control and regulation and guarantees safe and successful
sterilization. A monitoring system checks the device components of the steam sterilizer for their
functionality and their plausible interaction. If one or more parameters exceeds pre-determined threshold
values, the steam sterilizer issues warnings or malfunction messages and if necessary, aborts the
program. In the case of a program abort, follow the instructions on the display.
The steam sterilizer uses an electronic parameter control. This enables the steam sterilizer to optimize the
total operating time of a program in dependence on the load.
Door mechanism
The steam sterilizer constantly checks pressure and temperature in the sterilization chamber and prevents
the door from being opened when over-pressure has built up in the chamber. The motor-driven automatic
door locking mechanism opens the door slowly by turning the locking spindle. This also holds the door