Short-cycle sterilisation system for autoclave and operation method thereof
AssigneeW&H Sterilization S.r.l.
InventorsFabio Ghezzi, Daniele Ongaro, Marco Parolini, Christian Stempf, Walter Crotti
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Abstract
A control system of a surgery autoclave is described, which is capable of establishing a sterilization cycle which includes at least a first evacuation step of a sterilization chamber and of heating of a load and a final drying step. The autoclave includes a device capable of detecting a parameter proportional to the energy used up in a step of the cycle preceding the drying step and the control system establishes at least a reduction of the drying step upon determining that, the parameter of used up energy lies below a preset threshold.
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1-17. (canceled)
A control system of a surgery autoclave capable of establishing a sterilisation cycle which comprises at least a first step of evacuation of a sterilisation chamber and of heating of a load and a final drying-up step, characterised in that it further comprises a detection device capable of detecting a parameter proportional to the energy used up at a time preceding the drying-up step, said system establishing at least a reduction of said drying-up step upon determining that said parameter of used up energy lies below a preset threshold.
A control system of a surgery autoclave, comprising processing means and memory means wherein a “standard” sterilisation profile is implemented, which establishes at least a first evacuation step of a sterilisation chamber and load heating and a final drying step, characterised in that in said processing and memory means a “short” profile or a plurality of “short” sterilisation profiles is further implemented, wherein said drying step is reduced, said “short” sterilisation profiles being set in the system in case that, through a detection device of the used up energy, it is determined that a corresponding preset threshold of energy used in said first step of the cycle is not exceeded.
A control method of a sterilisation cycle in a surgery autoclave, wherein at least a first heating and evacuation step of a sterilisation chamber and a final drying step are carried out, characterised in that it further comprises the steps of:
- a. detecting a parameter proportional to the energy used in a step preceding said drying cycle,
- b. determining if said energy used is below at least a preset threshold indicative of a reduced sterilisation load,
- c. carrying out a standard sterilisation profile, wherein said drying step has a duration T, if said determination in step b. is negative,
- d. allowing the execution of a “short” sterilisation profile, wherein said drying step has a duration t<T, if said determination in step b. is positive.
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