9 essential tips for a healthy autoclave!

You finally got a good quality autoclave to sterilize your veterinary equipment and you want to maximize your investment? You certainly know how to use it, but here are 9 essential tips to maximize its good functioning.

1. Always DEPOSIT the instruments in a TRAY;

2. DISINFECT the instruments BEFORE putting them in the autoclave;

3. Perform sterilization TESTS EACH sterilization cycle;

4. Make the autoclave sterilization PROCEDURE available to MAXIMIZE the sterilization rate by ensuring that all users follow the same procedure;

5. ALWAYS use DISTILLED water when filling the tank. Why?;

6. Do not neglect WEEKLY maintenance;

7. Never OPEN the door until the DRYING is complete on the automatic autoclave;

8. Avoid OVERLOADING the autoclave with too many INSTRUMENTS or too much TISSUE. In case of doubt, consult the table of recommended weights by clicking here;

9. AVOID sterilizing the following COMPONENTS:

• • Organic acids, bases and solvents, chlorides;
  • Sulfate Seawater Chlorine;
  • hypochlorite, bleach;
  • Non-stainless steel ;
  • Polystyrene (PS);
  • Polyethylene (PE);
  • Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE);
  • Polyurethane.