SciCan STATIM 7000 Operator's Manual page 15

4. Instructions For Use
4. Instructions For Use
To use the indicators with the Statim 7000, follow these steps:
1. Place the appropriate biological and / or chemical indicator in the Statim 7000 cassette
in the back left corner.
2. Process the load in the sterilizer according to your usual practice.
3. Ensure that the message "Cycle Complete" is displayed on the LCD after the cycle
is finished.
4. Recover the biological and / or chemical indicator and process further according to the
literature that accompanied the indicator.
5. Monitor the indicator for the duration of the incubation period.
At the first indication of a potential sterilization failure:
1. Do not process any more instruments until favourable test results have been returned.
2. Ensure the correct indicator type was chosen.
3. Ensure the chamber was not overloaded. Consult the earlier portion of this section for
proper loading instructions.
4. If the results do not change, do not process any more instruments within the Statim
7000 and contact your SciCan dealer for further assistance.
Because the recommended incubation time for the EZTest™ indicators is 24 hours, it is
recommended that the biological indicator tests be conducted so that the incubation period
occurs during a period of planned downtime such as the last cycle before a weekend.
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