MELAG MELAquick 12+ p - Chapter 1 - Performance Specifications; Proper use

Chapter 1 – Performance Specifications
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Chapter 1 – Performance
Specifications
In this chapter you learn
 Under which conditions and for which purpose you should use this steam
sterilizer
 What benefit you can achieve by using this steam sterilizer
 Which sterilization programs you can use
Proper use
Application area
The steam sterilizer is intended for use in every kind of general medical
area where no Class B
steam sterilizer
is required for the instruments used
and their type of packaging.
Sterilisation tasks
According to
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DIN EN 13060 this steam sterilizer is considered a Class S
sterilizer. As a universal
steam sterilizer, it is suited for sterilizing
wrapped
/unwrapped solid instruments, simple hollow items
(Hollow Body B)
and dental transfer instruments
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. Large hollow bodies
such as hoses or similar may not be sterilized in the
this steam sterilizer.
Danger of burning!
Observe the following instructions for using the steam sterilizer:
■ Do not sterilize any liquids with this steam sterilizer. It is not licensed
for the sterilization of liquids.
Failure to observe these instructions may lead to delayed boiling,
damage to the steam sterilizer and burns.
Attention
■ Use the steam sterilizer only for the intended purposes outlined in
the related technical documents and only in connection with the
devices and components approved by MELAG.
■ The sterilization of instruments with this steam sterilizer, like the
foregoing instrument preparation, is only to be done by competent
personnel.
■ Only use instruments and wrappings which are suitable for steam
sterilization according to the manufacturer's information.
Failure to observe these provisions could result in damage and/or
can compromise safety.
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For further information please refer to the certificate of suitability in the appendix.