MedDetect Rapid Heat Sterilizer
- A dry-heat sterilizer utilizing rapid laminar airflow
to transfer heat to instruments (375°F).
- Pre-set established time-temperature cycles
cleared by FDA under pre-market notification
[510(k)].
- FDA demonstrated 6 Log kill at 6 minutes for
unwrapped instruments; 12 minutes for wrapped
instruments.
- Established biological testing parameters as per
ANSI/AAMI ST50 “Dry Heat (Heated Air)
Sterilizers” as required by FDA for 510(k).
- Designed for in-surgery use (110 V electrical;
measures 17” x 17” x 15”; no water
requirement; cool to the touch; no hot air
discharge; avoids instrument transportation).
- Eliminates possibility of corrosion.
- Rapid instrument turn-around (no warm-up cycle
after initial beginning of the day start-up; no
drying cycle required.
- Established as a proven method of full
sterilization for routine sterilization of
instruments.
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Flash Sterilizer
- A wet-heat sterilizer utilizing wet steam to
transfer heat to instruments (250-275°F).
- Time-temperature cycles to be established by
operator to determine effectiveness under
situation variables.
- Must be demonstrated by operator to meet 6
Log kill under time-temperature conditions used.
- No biological testing parameters stated for“flash” cycle under ANSI/AAMI ST8 “Hospital
Steam Sterilizers” as required for 510(k) use.
- Typically designed for use outside the surgery
area (usually SPD) requiring transportation of
clean instruments through “dirty” areas.
- Possibility of corrosion to fine and delicate
instruments.
- Requires sterilizer to come to pressure prior to
the sterilizing cycle; has additional drying cycle.
- To be used only as a “last-resort” method to
sterilize instruments.
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