Note:
▪ Be sure to remove all blood, tissues, and stains from the instrument with an appropriate cleaning agent
in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
▪ Rinse the instrument thoroughly to remove any residues of the cleaning agent completely.
▪ The methods of drying the instrument should be in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Otherwise, you should contact the manufacturer for proper and safe procedures. Be sure to remove
moisture from all instrument parts thoroughly. Put only fully dried instruments into the sterilizer’s
chamber to prevent the cycle from being cancelled.
▪ Some reusable medical devices may require dismantling for proper cleaning and sterilization. When it
comes to cleaning and sterilization, it is very important to follow the instrument manufacturer's
recommendations.
▪ The instruments that have been repeatedly exposed to disinfectants/cleaning agents/sterilants require
regular inspections for potential damages from chemicals.
4.7. Packaging and loading
Proper preparation of pouches and instruments can minimize the possibility of the cycle
cancellations and positive biological indicator (BI) results due to load-related problems. All
instruments must be cleaned, rinsed, and thoroughly dried before loading into the sterilizer.
4.7.1. Packaging
Packaging should be performed as follows.
∎ Use Tyvek
®
roll for the CHAMBER mode operation.
∎ Do not use paper pouches or sterilization wraps containing cellulose or cotton.
∎ Do not use any wraps or packaging that are not approved by Plasmapp Co., Ltd. or
materials on the “4.3 Items not to be processed” section.
∎ Arrange the items in a tray to ensure proper diffusion of hydrogen peroxide throughout
the load.
∎ Arrange the pouches so that the transparent side of a pouch faces the opaque side of
the next pouch. Do not stack pouches on top of each other.
∎ Place biological indicator and/or chemical indicator.
4.7.2. Loading
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