4 8 S U P P L E M E N T T O O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E M A Y 2 0 1 5
cycle, and one that won't start one if levels are too high, will limit waste of the
sterilant and help you avoid countless headaches.
3. Compatibility
Place instruments or devices in wraps or containers that are appropriate for the
sterilization process you work
with, because not every con-
tainer can be used with low-
temp sterilization. Check with
a closed container's manufac-
turer to confirm that it can be
used for low-temp sterilization,
and consider purchasing con-
tainers directly from sterilizer
manufacturers, so you can be
sure you're using ones that are
approved for use in their
devices.
Can your unit sterilize
devices in use at your facility?
Make sure that it can. Sounds
like commonsense advice, but
I've seen several centers
assume the low-temperature
sterilizer they purchase will
effectively reprocess any
device that requires low-temp
sterilization. That's not always
the case. For example, a popu-
lar sterilizer on the market is
THE CHOICE IS YOURS
The STERIZONE® VP4 Sterilizer offers
a single pre-set sterilization cycle
designed for the sterilization of a wide
variety of loads up to 75 lb. consisting
of general instruments, single channel
flexible endoscopes, and rigid and
semi-rigid channeled devices including
single channel and double channel
rigid endoscopes.
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CYCLE A
24-28 mins
CYCLE B
47-55 mins
Total: 106 -143 mins
CYCLE C
35-60 mins
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