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1.Generals
1.1 Introduction
Model 3870 ELCPVG is a laboratory sterilizer designed especially
for the sterilization of instruments, liquids, and other materials in
hospital laboratories, medical laboratories, research institutes, food
laboratories and pharmaceutical facilities.
Special feature of ELCPV-D model is the vacuum pump that
enables air removal prior to sterilization and during the drying
stage.
The advantages of the pre-vacuum sterilizer in comparison to the
regular gravity displacement steam sterilizer are as follows:
Removal of air pockets from packs and porous loads and most
kinds of tubes (rubber, plastic etc.) by vacuum at the first stage of
the cycle.
Better steam penetration into the load; resulting in effective
sterilization.
Better temperature uniformity.
Better drying of materials with closed doors due to the vacuum
achieved in the chamber at the end of the sterilization cycle.
In BH (bio-hazard) models, a bio-hazard filter installed in the
chamber enables sterilizing bio-hazard load without contaminating
the surrounding.
There is a configuration equipped with fan that allows shortening
the cooling operation.
The temperature and pressure are controlled through sensors
placed inside and outside the media container or bottles.
The autoclave is equipped with A 9Kw generator that produces the
steam required for the sterilization.
A special feature of the autoclave is the fast cooling stage for
liquids. In this stage pressure in the chamber is increased by
means of compressed air to compensate the fast decreasing of
pressure due to the fast cooling. The fast cooling shortens the time
required for safe handling of bottles.
There is a configuration equipped with fan that allows to shorten
the cooling operation.
In bio-hazard models (BH in their model name), a bio-hazard filter
installed in the chamber enables sterilizing bio-hazard load without
contaminating the surrounding.