Contents
Personal Safety and First Aid ............................................................................................................9
Personal Protective Equipment ..........................................................................................................
1 0
Device
Cautions, and Notes ..........................................................................................................
11
~vlmh"h:
Used on the Sterilizer and in This Guide ............................................................................
11
Intended Use ......................................................................................................................................
13
The STERRAD@ NX™ Sterilization Process .....................................................................................
14
Overview
of
the STERRAD@ Sterilization Cycle .....................................................................
15
The STERRAD®
NX""
Sterilizer and Features ..................................................................................17
Cassette ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Cassette Drawer ...........................................................................................................................
18
Cassette Disposal Box ..................................................................................................................18
Touch Screen and
18
Chamber....................................................................................................................................... 19
Printer...........................................................................................................................................20
Rear Panel ....................................................................................................................................
21
Touch Screen
Data
Entry .............................................................................................................22
Sterilizer Cart ....................................................................................................................................
.23
Indications for Use .............................................................................................................................25
Items
Not
To
Be
Processed
Cleaning, Rinsing, and
Determilrling What
Can
be Sterilized in the
NXTM
Sterilizer ........................................26
Recommended Materials and Lumen Chart .......................................................................................26
Guidelines for Preparing Items
to Be Sterilized .................................................................................28
Pa(~k:agil1lg
and
LU<lUll.'1-S
Instrument Trays
Mats
Loading
Chemical Indicators .....................................................................................................................
31
NXTM
User's Guide
3