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Technical Manual Steam sterilizer ® Vacuklav 41 B+ ® Vacuklav 43 B+ as of software version 3.055 For users and service personnel Please read the accompanying User Manual before you start operation of the steam sterilizer. The instructions contain important safety precautions. Make sure to keep the Technical Manual together with the User Manual near the steam sterilizer.
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The Technical Manual is meant for interested persons and service personnel. ® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+, Vacuklav 43 B+ Responsible for the contents: MELAG Medizintechnik oHG MELAG Medizintechnik oHG Geneststraße 6-10 10829 Berlin Germany E-Mail: info@melag.de www.melag.de Document: TH_EN_41B+_43B+_v6.docx/Revision: 6 –...
How do I ascertain the IP address and network settings of a PC? ............24 How do I register the steam sterilizer as a user with MELAG FTP server? ..........24 How can I verify the version of the steam sterilizer software? ..............25...
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Certificate of Suitability According to the recommendations of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention at the Robert-Koch Institute (Year 2012) Manufacturer: MELAG Medizintechnik oHG Address: Geneststraße 6-10 10829 Berlin Country: Germany ® ® Product: Vacuklav 41 B+/Vacuklav 43 B+...
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Device views Front view Slot for the CF Card Color-touch display LED status bar Door (opens to the left) Cap for emergency opening of the door Protective cap for manometer to display the pressure of the double jacket steam generator Power switch (concealed, accessible from the side) Ethernet-data connection 1*...
Installation and setting up Installation and setting up Please read the User Manual of the steam sterilizer and the water treatment unit before setting up the steam sterilizer. Warning If the steam sterilizer has already been put into operation, please observe the following before setting up again in case of any eventual transport: Warning ■...
Waste water hose A 1 m wastewater hose (MELAG Art. No. 39180) can be ordered from MELAG to directly connect the steam sterilizer to the waste water, i.e. the pressure release goes directly into the siphon of the domestic water supply.
2.5 liters to fill the double jacket. We therefore recommend that the right chamber of the internal storage tank is then immediately refilled. Installation material Additional material, that can be ordered MELAG Art. No. ® Water connection set MELAdem 09033 ®...
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Installation examples Example 1 – Standard scope of delivery Supply of the feed water is from an internal supply tank Waste water is collected in the waste water chamber of the storage tank No water connection is required The steam sterilizer is supplied with feed water directly via a hose from the internal...
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The feed water inflow nozzle (5) on the steam sterilizer must be exchanged for the ∅6x1 hose (MELAG Art. No. 21140) instead of the hollow screw (MELAG Art. No. 53430) with feed water inflow nozzle, because of the different hose diameter.
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Feed water filter MELAdem Double-chamber waste water trap (MELAG Art. No. 26635) Wall drain (NW40 – available on site) Double hose nozzle with non-return valve (MELAG Art. No. 37400 – included in the surface-mounted siphon (MELAG Art. No. 37410) ...
Further changes to the program cycles are possible in individual cases and within the scope of the guaranteed sterilization efficiency, but can only be executed by authorized persons. Please consult your specialist dealer or contact MELAG.
MELAG offers a free, specifically developed FTP program for this. With (MELAG FTP server) the MELAG FTP server, it is possible to log on as a user at several devices simultaneously and to receive data from the steam sterilizer and other devices, for example a washer-disinfector, in parallel.
Connecting the steam sterilizer to a network Manually configured If the network is manually configured, then the subnetwork mask of the network medical practice network must be known. If a subnetwork mask is used other than the one preset in the steam sterilizer, a software expert should adapt the IP addresses in the steam sterilizer.
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Connection via FTP or TCP If you have selected the computer as the output medium in logging help (Settings menu Logging), determine in the following window whether the connection will be via FTP or TCP. Connection via FTP For connection via FTP you must first set up a user name with password in the FTP program of the computer.
Electromagnetic compatibility Electromagnetic compatibility Electromagnetic environment The steam sterilizer is designed for operation in an environment as Warning described below. The customer or user must ensure that the steam sterilizer is operated in such an environment as here described The abbreviation HF is used for high frequency in the following tables. Emitted interference measurements Compliance Electromagnetic environment guideline HF emissions...
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Interference IEC 60601 Compliance level Electromagnetic environment guideline immunity tests test level Portable and mobile radio equipment should not be placed closer to the steam sterilizer (including hoses and pipes) than the recommended protective distance calculated according to the formula for the transmitting frequency (See Table 5)
Technical tables Technical tables Precision and drift behaviour – Sensors Sensor type PT 1000 Class A according to DIN EN 60751 Precision at 135 °C ±0.42 K Drift per year ±0.05 K Drift in 5 years ±0.25 K Table 6: Precision and drift behaviour of the temperature sensors Sensor type piezoresistive absolute pressure sensor 0 to 4000 mbar Precision...
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Nominal value tolerances Universal program Quick B Prion pr. Gentle pr. Quick S ◄ same meaning as in universal Step Pressure P Tolerance Tol. Tol. Tol. Tol. All values in mbar SK11 steam intake 1600...
Technical tables Pressure-Time Charts Pressur (mbar) Fig. 6: Pressure-Time chart for Universal-Program, 134 °C and 2.1 bar Pressure (mbar) Fig. 7: Pressure-Time chart for Quick-Program B, 134 °C and 2.1 bar...
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® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Pressure (mbar) Fig. 8: Pressure-Time chart for Quick-Program S, 134 °C and 2.1 bar Pressure (mbar) Fig. 9: Pressure-Time chart for Gentle-Program, 121 °C and 1.1 bar...
Technical tables Pressure (mbar) Fig. 10: Pressure-Time chart for Prion-Program, 134 °C and 2.1 bar Quality of the feed water Residue on evaporation ≤ mg/L Silicon, SiO2 ≤ mg/L Iron ≤ mg/L Cadmium ≤ 0.005 mg/L Lead ≤ 0.05 mg/L Heavy metals except for those named ≤...
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the software How can I open and print a log file? All log files are text files in UTF-8 format, which you can read, edit, and Log files can also be read print with the simplest text editors of every operating system or with text with other text editors...
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the software What do the numerals and letters in the directories and log file name mean? Position 0 B M . Example Serial number Meaning Year of Type Manuf. No. Batch Log file extension manuf. A...2010 0…40 B+ .PRO...
FAT16. Only on CF cards formatted in this way is it possible for the steam sterilizer to file or read data. MELAG CF cards fulfil all these requirements and are already formatted. Formatting on a PC is exemplary described in Windows 7: Enter the CF card in the MELAflash card reader installed and connected to the computer.
MELAG FTP server? Create the steam sterilizer as a new user in the FTP server (e.g. MELAG FTP server). User name = serial number of the steam sterilizer, e. g. 201040-B1000; user password = MELAG12345. Click on the folder and choose the desired directory for the program logs.
® ® Technical Manual Vacuklav 41 B+ and Vacuklav 43 B+ < 14:12:22 192.168.40.100 QUIT Table 16: Possible messages in the window of the FTP server and their significance How can I verify the version of the steam sterilizer software? You check the version of the software of the steam sterilizer in the Info Version check in the &...
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