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STEAM STERILIZER Instruction manual STE12L-C Class B Aison international AB Stigs Center 2B, 42246,Hisings Backa Sweden Mob:+46-(0)73-5543108 Web: www.autoclave.se Email: info@autoclave.se Instruction manual...
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FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this STEAM STERILIZER. It is manufactured to the highest standards using quality materials. Please follow all recommended maintenance, operational and safety instructions and you will receive years of troublefree service. This manual is an unseparated part of the device, Save this manual for future reference and keep in the vicinity of the product.
1.GENERAL This sterilizer described in this manual is intended for the sterilization of re-usable surgical instruments and material. It operates automatically with 134℃ and 121℃ sterilization temperatures. The sterilizer is a Medical device class Ⅱa, in accordance with article 15-Appendix Ⅸ of the European Directive 93/42/CEE and it has been produced in accordance with the EN13060.
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Security Notice: In order to proper use the sterilizer, please be sure to read the warning and attention carefully for safety. Grounding protection This symbol is grounding protection inside the machine. Hot surface This symbol is visible at the rear of the unit and on the front of the panel after opening the door.
2.Technical Parameters Item STE12L-C Class B Chamber volume 200mm x360mm Rated Voltage AC220V±22V(AC110V±11V),50±1HZ(60±1Hz) Main Fuses T12A/250V(T20A/250V for 110V) Nominal Power 1750VA Sterilization Temperature 121℃/134℃ Capacity of the distilled Approx 2.5L(water at level MAX) water tank Approx 0.5L(water at level MIN)
4. Installation * There must leaves 10cm gap around sterilizer, and 20cm on top side. the clearance required for the movement of the door: leave an at least 450mm fan-shaped space in front of the door. * The place which sterilizer located must be ventilated, make sure that the radiator not being jammed.
5.Operation 5.1 Filling the distilled water 5.1.1 Open the door and take out all the instrument trays and other accessories inside, unpack and clean them. 5.1.2 Connect the power, and connect the printer (See 6.5) 5.1.3 Switch on Switch on the sterilizer through the mains switch mounted on the lower right side.
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5.1.4 Fill in the distilled water Open the top lid, and fill the tank with distilled water by cup or tank. When you hear a beep signal, it means the water level is exceed the max. Level. Please stop filling immediately. 5.2 Prepare the material to be sterilized To get a better effectiveness of the sterilization process and to preserve the material in time, follow the indications below reported.
* Don't use metallic clips, pins or other, as this jeopardizes the maintenance of the sterility; * Turn the sterilization paper in order to set the plastic part downward (tray side) and the paper part upward. Always wrap the tools in case of prolonged store. 5.3 Selecting the sterilization program 5.3.1 LCD display Displays the cycle temperature, pressure, error code,...
buttons locked at the starter when you turn on the sterilizer, not fault. 5.4 Running the sterilization program After selecting program, put the instruments into the chamber by tray handle. 5.4.1 After the instruments are loaded, you may close and lock the door by turning the door handle clockwise.
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start a cycle until you close the door completely and press the "Start" button again. 5.4.3 Sterilization cycle end After a cycle completes, the printer will start work and print the report of the sterilization cycle data if you have install it. During the sterilization progress,alert beep would occur if temperature or pressure has any fault.After the pressure is 0 ,you may open the door, and take out the sterilized instruments.
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3.Pull the waterspout out .Then the tank will 4.After finish draining water,push waterspout be drained. and turn clockwise to the position as fig. 5.5 Test program 5.5.1 Press PROGRAM button,select B&D TEST program. 5.5.1.1 Put the Bowie-Dick pack into the chamber. 5.5.1.2 Then close the door and start it.
during the 10 minutes.If the leak on the screen is not greater 0.13,it will show OK. Or it will show failure. 5.5.3.4 "Tp" is the temperature difference between the max. temperature and the min. temperature during the cycle. If it is greater 3℃ it will show void. That means the result is void.
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adjusted are saved. 6.3 S2 setting(Reserved setting,no adjust it) 6.4 S3 setting 6.4.1 S3 is used to adjust sterilization holding time and drying time. Press PROGRAM button to select intended parameters of sterilization cycle. Press TEMP button to select sterilization temperature. (121℃/134℃) Press START button to enter sub-menu for adjustment.
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TEMP button to adjust, press START button to confirm it. Please set the parameter as following: Altitude Parameter Altitude Parameter 1.0>h>0.5 km, 0.5; 1.5>h>1.0 km, 1.0; 2.0>h>1.5 km, 1.5; 2.5>h>2.0 km, 2.0; 3.0>h>2.5 km, 2.5; 3.5>h>3.0 km, 3.0; 4.0>h>3.5 km, 3.5;...
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cycle is finished, it will print the sterilization report automatically. The sample of content of print and files in memory is as below: - 14 - Instruction manual...
7. Maintenance Frequency Operation Daily Cleaning the door seal Cleaning the external surface Weekly Cleaning the reservoir Cleaning the chamber 3~6 months Replace the air filter Every year Replace the door seal - 15 - Instruction manual...
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7.1 Clean the distilled water tank every week with medical disinfectant . Clean the chamber weekly. 7.2.1 Remove the trays and rock from the chamber. 7.2.2 Clean the chamber with non-plush cloth saturated with distilled water. 7.2.3 Apply the same procedure for the trays and rock.
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7.4 Replace the air filter Air filter is at the back of the device, remove it by tunning it anti-clockwise and install a new one instead. 7.5 Door adjustment On normal circumstance the chamber door lock don't need to adjust.Once steam leaking occurs (the seal fails), you may use the spanner to adjust door seal.
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Fig 2 7.6 Replacement of the door seal 7.6.1 Fully open the door. 7.6.2 Remove the door seal ring carefully by hand. 7.6.3 Clean the door seal ring carefully with a non-plush cloth saturated with distilled water. 7.6.4 Moisten the new seal ring with medical disinfectant . 7.6.5 Insert the new seal ring and press in sequence as the following.
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1). Press the up and down of 2). Press the left and right of the the seal ring. seal ring. 3). Press the left place of the seal 4). Press the seal surface and ring cornerways. make it feel smooth by finger. 7.7 Replace fuse 1).
8 Transportation and Storage 8.1 Switch off the sterilizer before transportation or storage. Pull out the plug to let the machine cool down. 8.2 Drain the distilled water tank and the used water tank. Conditions for transportation and storage: Temperature: -20 ℃ ~ +55℃ Relative humidity: ≤85% Atmospheric pressure: 50kPa~106kPa 9 Alarm...
Shut off the power and restart the Program manually interrupted power 10 Safety devices (1) Main fuses Protection of the whole equipment against possible failures of the heating resistor . Action: Interruption of the electric power supply. (2) Thermal cutouts on the mains transformer windings Protection against possible short circuit and mains transformer primary winding overheating .
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Protection for possible overheating of the steam generator . Action: Interruption of the power supply of the steam generator. (7) Door safety lock Protection against accidental opening of the door. Action: Impediment of the accidental opening of the door during the program. (8) Self-leveling hydraulic system Hydraulic system for the natural pressure leveling in case of manual cycle interruption, Alarm or black-out .
APPENDIX 2 DIAGRAMS OF THE STERILIZATION PROGRAMMES Program Type 2.10 15~20 1.25 SOLID Unwrapped solid material 1.10 30~45 1.25 Unwrapped hollow material 30~40 WRAPPEN Single-wrapped solid material 35~50 Unwrapped porous material Single-wrapped porous material 35~45 Dual-wrapped porous material 0.75 0.25 TEXTILE Single-wrapped hollow material 1.25...
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