I ms
ASP has validated the processing
of
non-reusable polyethylene and Teflon®
(polytetrafluoroethylene) medical tubing with the dimension and
below. These claims have not been reviewed
by
the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
• inside diameter
of
I mm or larger a length
of
350
mm
or shorter
can be processed
in
the STERRAD
NX
Sterilizer
Standard
cycle. t
•
An
inside 1 mm or larger and a length 1000 mm or
shorter can
be
processed
in
the STERRAD
NX
Sterilizer Advanced
cycle.
*
The FDA has not reviewed these tubing as the FDA does not
classifY tubing as medical
To Be Processed
•
which the
does not recommend
• Liquids and powders.
• Items or materials that absorb liquids.
• Items made
of
materials that contain cellulose, such as cotton, paper or
cardboard, linens, huck towels, gauze sponges, or any item containing
wood pulp.
• Paper instrument count sheets or
Jot
stickers.
• Items with mated Nylon® surfaces.
• Instruments and devices that cannot withstand a vacuum and are
labeled gravity steam sterilization methods
• Items whose the
unless some method is used to keep
• Dead-end lumens must not be processed.
• Devices with internal parts, such as sealed bearings, that cannot be
immersed may difficulties in and should not be
v...,~;""";u
in
the STERRAD NX Sterilizer.
validation testing for this lumen size was conducted using a maximum
of
10
lumens
load. Hospital loads should not exceed the maximum number
oflumens
validated
testing.
*Sterilize without any additional load. Up to 10 pieces
may
be sterilized at
one
time.
is a registered trademark
of
du Pont de Nemours and
NX
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