APPENDIX B – PROGRAMS
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APPENDIX B – PROGRAMS
INTRODUCTION
The steam sterilizer is appropriate for almost all materials and instruments, so long as they are able to tolerate, without
damage, a minimum temperature of 121 °C (otherwise, you will need to use other low-temperature sterilization systems).
The following material can normally
be sterilized with steam:
– Stainless steel surgical/generic instruments;
– Carbon steel surgical/generic instruments;
– Rotating and/or vibrating instruments driven by compressed air (turbines) or mechanical transmission (counter-angles,
tooth scalers);
– Glass articles:
– Mineral-based articles;
– Articles made of heat-resistant plastic;
– Articles made of heat-resistant rubber;
– Heat-resistant textiles;
– Medication materials (gauze, pads, etc.);
– Other generic material suitable for autoclave treatment.
NOTE
DEPENDING ON THE CONFORMATION OF THE MATERIAL (SOLID, HOLLOW OR POROUS), ANY PACKAGING
(PAPER/PLASTIC ENVELOPE, STERILIZATION PAPER, CONTAINER, MUSLIN NAPKIN, ETC.) AND ITS HEAT-
RESISTANCE, IT IS INDISPENSABLE THAT YOU CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM BY REFERRING TO THE TABLE
SHOWN ON THE NEXT PAGE
.
WARNING
THE DEVICE MUST NOT BE USED FOR STERILIZING FLUIDS, LIQUIDS OR PHARMACEUTICAL
PRODUCTS.
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