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TAU STERIL N° 11 - Rev. 3 03/02/20 User Manual Fast B 0426 DIRECTIVE 93/42 CEE E S.M.I. MEDICAL DEVICES Via Gorizia 6/a – 22073 Fino Mornasco – COMO –IT Phone 0039 31 927226 Fax 0039 31 880734 E-mail: info@tausteril.com Web: www.tausteril.com...
Description of the Bowie & Dick Test App. 5 Description of the Helix test App. 6 Description of the Vacuum Test App. 7 Validation of cycles App. 8 Water quality App. 9 Accessories supplied and spare parts for maintenance User Manual Page 2 FAST B...
Use the special drainage pipe supplied (Appendix 9) and follow the drainage instructions (see section 3.2, page 9). • WARNING: There shall be no change in this unit. - In case of malfunction, contact the manufacturer. - For any repairs, make the sterilizer manufacturer in its original packaging. User Manual Page 3 FAST B...
N° 11 - Rev. 3 03/02/20 Relevant standard Tau Fast B is a class II b medical device in accordance with rule 15 of annex IX to Council Directive 93/42 EEC. It is further compliant with the national standards derived form the following harmonised standards:...
• When in operation, the cooling fan of the appliance runs continuously. Do not remove the protective outer casing without switching off the supply. In the event of anomalies, always contact technical assistance. Fig. 1: N ote the arrow s, they indicate the hot parts of the machine User Manual Page 5 FAST B...
Thermal protection accessories Description Effect Handle for withdrawal of trays in order not to touch the Avoids any burns during the machine loading and un- hot parts inside the machine (Appendix 9) loading phases. User Manual Page 6 FAST B...
Main switch Printer Door closing motor spindle Door closing motor spindle engagement housing Safety valve External printer connector Heat exchan- EN 13060 Inspection Type Plate Steam outlet Fig. 3 Supply cable Automatic wa- ter fill User Manual Page 7 FAST B...
Insert the plug in the mains socket. Press the main switch (position “I”) and check that it lights. Failure to comply with the above relieves TAU STERIL of any responsibility. Rear view of the autoclave for connection of the pipes supplied: Fig.4...
Please connect correctly the pipes supplied to the drawing Fig. 4. In case of problems contact the Tau Steril. IMPORTANT: As can be seen from Fig. 4 there are two plastic cans; one filled with demineralized water from 5-10 liters (larger preferred, serves for loading automatic water), and an empty (from 5-10 liters larger preferred) for the discharge of steam (to be maintained always empty).
Indicates door opening at the end of a sterilisation Door open cycle. Enter button To confirm the selection of a sterilisation cycle. End button To exit a main menu window. User Manual Page 10 FAST B...
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Move cursor down the screen. Up arrow Move cursor up the screen. Access the data of the last sterilisation cycle carried Info button out (see section 4.7.1) Save To save or reinitialise menu data. User Manual Page 11 FAST B...
In this sub-menu, you will find the data printed during the sterilisation cycle on the printer strip: Cursor to the To exit left Cursor to the right To confirm To confirm Letter back Letter for- ward User Manual Page 12 FAST B...
Time : representation 12 or 24 hours ( 0,1 ) Pressure units: 0 = Bar > 1= Psi Temperature units: 0 = degrees Celsius “C” > 1 = degrees Farenight “F” Forward Back To confirm selection Number up Number down Save User Manual Page 13 FAST B...
Use this item to turn the internal printer on or off: To confirm To change To change Save selection 4.3.6 Screen Use this item to adjust the contrast of the touch-screen. To confirm Contrast up Contrast Save selection down User Manual Page 14 FAST B...
Door seal cycle counter To exit Forward Back To reinitialise the To change To change To confirm cycle counter 4.3.8 Service In this sub-menu, you will find all the information useful for technical assistance. To confirm selection User Manual Page 15 FAST B...
The Cycle menu consists of three sterilisation cycles and 3 tests required by the regulatory provisions. The latter are listed and de- scribed in Appendices 4-5-6. To go back Up button Down button Access cycle To confirm menu User Manual Page 16 FAST B...
This can be done within two seconds after closing the door by press- ing the X button (window below). The sequence of windows is as follows: To cancel closing To confirm start cycle If you press X, the following window appears: User Manual Page 17 FAST B...
20:00 to 08:00 is 12 hours, including the ventilation phase, the ma- chine will start at 06:00 and will finish the sterilisation cycle at 07:00; the ventilation phase will then start to prevent condensation inside the sterilisation chamber and cool the sterilised equipment. User Manual Page 18 FAST B...
“ ” Follows the phase. End of sterilisation cycle. Follows the END of cycle (if enabled, otherwise not). Prevents the formation of condensation: over- night cycle section 4.6 (see also 4.3.7, 4.7.1). Fig. 9 User Manual Page 19 FAST B...
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Sterilisation cycle number C0063 Phase of cycle (duration in minutes Fig. 9) PV0 = 00:47 Chamber temperature °C T.Cam.°C = 79.3 Name of cycle PRI = Prion Test 135° Pressure Pr.bar = - 0.53 User Manual Page 20 FAST B...
The machine memorises the last sterilisation cycle. By pressing the info button when it is shown on the screen, you can access the archived data: Info button Phase by phase Data summary summary General cycle If there is a problem with the machine, these archives are useful, in particular, to technical assistance. User Manual Page 21 FAST B...
TANK TEMP. HIGH COO- high: cooling pause cooling with door open LING PHASE Turn the machine off and on again. If the problem per- TRIAC Q15 OPEN Electronic component sist, contact technical assistance. SHUT OFF User Manual Page 22 FAST B...
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Contact technical assistance. MICROCONTACT Switch the machine off and on again. If the problem per- Electronic component AL_TRIAC_Q8_CLS sists, contact technical assistance. Power cut during cycle Repeat the sterilisation cycle NO MAINS DURING CYCLE User Manual Page 23 FAST B...
The printer is now ready to print. Note! If your internal printer is enabled, the external one will also work. Example of paper strip printout showing the results of the sterilisation cycle (Fig. 10). Fig.10 User Manual Page 24 FAST B...
In the event of malfunction, contact the manufacturer. WARNING: There shall be no change in this unit. In case of malfunction, contact the manufacturer. For repairs to make the sterilizer manufacturer in its original packaging. User Manual Page 25 FAST B...
Decommissioning and scrapping of the appliance The Fast B autoclave is manufactured from ferrous materials, electronic components and plastic materials. If the ap- pliance can no longer be repaired and no longer works, separate the various components according to the material of which they are made so as to simplify any recycling or selective sorting.
TRANSFORMER PRIMARY MICROCONTACT, DOOR CLOSED AIR INLET, BACTERIOLOGICAL FILTER MAINS FILTER MICROCONTACT, DOOR OPEN PROTECTION, VACUUM PUMP WATER FILL PUMP MICROCONTACT, DOOR PART OPEN WATER DRAINAGE GENERATOR WATER PUMP SAFETY SWITCH PRESSURE PRESSURE RELIEF FANS User Manual Page 27 FAST B...
(steam outlet) 2-way solenoid valve N.C. 24V d.c. Connection for draining clean water (bacteriological filt intake) 2-way solenoid valve N.O. 24V d.c. Connection for draining used water (steam generator outlet) S. VAP Steam vent User Manual Page 28 FAST B...
CAUTION: DANGER OF BURNS CAUTION: DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION: WEAR PROTECTIVE GLOVES PRODUCT NON TO BE DISPOSED OF IN DOMESTIC WASTE. FOLLOW THE LOCAL RULES FOR DISPOSAL. SUPPLY PROTECTION FUSES ( PAR 2.1 PAGE 7 ) User Manual Page 29 FAST B...
USB port for uploading software and downloading data Printers Integral thermal printer Mod. PLUS External, parallel port, ribbon printer Mod. DP 40 Other characteristics Full control and management of machine by microprocessor / touch-screen User Manual Page 30 FAST B...
Made-up packs must be place vertically, leaving space between them. Avoid their coming into contact with the walls of the sterilisation chamber. Packaged materials We advise that packaged materials should be placed on perforated trays, paper side up and leaving space between them. User Manual Page 31 FAST B...
We advise that equipment should be stored in sealed cupboards, installed at 30 cm from the floor and 5 cm from the ceiling; if you do not have this type of cupboard available, store the equipment protected in nylon bags. User Manual Page 32 FAST B...
Even if the heat-sensitive paper is grey or silver, the test result is not correct: it has been exposed to too high a tem- perature. For archiving, you can attach the printout ticket to the test paper. User Manual Page 33 FAST B...
Careful! The test piece will still be very hot! Unscrew the capsule and take out the strip CORRECT RESULT: RESULT NON CORRECT: The 4 spots on the strip are black The spots are not completely black Fig. 18 Fig.19 User Manual Page 34 FAST B...
If the test is carried out after some other cycle, alarm No. 11 will be shown on the “ ” screen, together with the message Cooling pause (see table of alarms, page XXX). User Manual Page 35 FAST B...
Load of hollow bodies type B: open space at one end in which 1=L/D=5 where D is the diameter of the cav- ity and L the length, with D=5 mm, or open space at both ends in which 2=L/D=10, with D=5 mm. User Manual Page 36 FAST B...
= 0.02 mmol/l Remark: the use for steam generation of water containing contaminants at levels exceeding those indicated in this table can considerably shorten the service life of a steriliser and can invalidate the manufacturer's guarantee. User Manual Page 37 FAST B...
Pipe in silicone with quick connector 5000160 for emptying clean water tank (1 supplied in package) (section 3) Dimensions Ø 7 x 13 Length 150 cm. 5000161 Bacteriological filter 5000162 Door seal (1 supplied in package) User Manual Page 38 FAST B...
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