MELAG MELAquick 12+ - Program Abort Scenarios; Program Abort Before Drying Phase; Program Abort During Drying Phase

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Program abort before the start of drying
WARNING
Danger of infection from early program abort
Aborting a program before the drying phase begins means that the load is unsterile. This endangers the health
of your patients and practice team.
n Re-pack the load if necessary.
n Repeat the sterilization of the load.
Proceed as follows to abort the program before drying:
1. Press the 'S' key.
2. Confirm the following security queryStop program? by pressing the 'S' key repeatedly.
PLEASE NOTE
The security query will be displayed for approx. 5s. If the 'S' key is not pressed again, the program will
continue with the usual program run.
Depending on the time of the abort, pressure will be released or the device will be ventilated. A corresponding display
text appears on the display.
After pressure release or ventilation, you will be asked to acknowledge the program abort.
The display will alternate between Stop / End and Acknowledge with '-' key.
3. Press the '-' key.
Ê The display will alternate between Unlock door with '+' key and the program previously selected.
4. You can open the door after pressing the '+' key.
5. If the door does not open within 40 s, press the '+' key again.
ÊThe log will contain: Program stopped / Load not sterile!
Program abort after the start of drying
You can abort the program during the drying phase via the 'S' key without the steam sterilizer registering a malfunction.
Should you abort a program after drying has started, the sterilization is having been completed successfully. The steam
sterilizer will not issue a malfunction message. You should expect insufficient drying, especially in the case of
wrapped }sterile material and a full load. Sterile storage requires sufficient drying. To ensure this, allow programs with
wrapped sterile material to continue to the end of the drying phase as far as possible. Unwrapped instruments sterilized
in a Quick-Program dry after being removed from their own warmth.
In the drying phase, the expired drying time is shown in alternation
with the message Immediate removal press 'Stop'.
Programm
Start-Stop
-
+
Immediate removal
press 'Stop'
Proceed as follows to abort the program during drying:
1. Press the 'S' key.
PLEASE NOTE
The security query will be displayed for approx. 5s. If the 'S' key is not pressed repeatedly, the program will
continue with the usual program run.