General; General Recommendations - Henry Schein HEATSEALER 2000 Instrucciones De Uso

GENERAL

Even when it is not strictly necessary, the instrument wrapping indicates a special care paid to the hygiene
and sterilisation and it is especially effective for a proper infection safety.
Wrapping the instruments means to preserve their sterile condition also during the period folowing the ster-
ilisation and until their use on the patient.
A properly sealed envelope makes up a protection barrier that prevents contamination from the external
environment.
For this to be true, it is necessary to use envelopes that have been properly sealed.
The HEATSEALER 2000 Thermal Sealer guarantees the best efficiency and reliability for the sealing sys-
tem, avoiding the risk of overheating and burning.
Inexperienced staff can easily use this equipment with a quick training.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

In order to maintain the instruments for a long time and avoid problems it is recommended to read the fol-
lowing instruction carefully.
1. Wrap the instruments one by one.
2. If more instruments must be wrapped together make sure to place instruments of same material (on
the contrary, dark spots could appear at the contact point due to electrolysis).
3. It is recommended to use good quality paper and propylene material. The paper surface (more po-
rous) must allow the steam exit. The HEATSEALER 2000 envelopes has been widely tested in order
to give the best results both for quality and durability.
4. For the sterilisation of wrapped instruments, it is necessary to use longer sterilisation times. The
steam must actually filter within the envelopes and this requires longer times.
5. Most autoclaves normally require a time of 12 minutes at a temperature of 134 °C and 30 minutes at
121 °C.
6. The envelopes should be placed inside the autoclave with the paper surface up. This allows the
steam exit easier during the drying phase.
7. Do not overload the sterilisation chamber! Leave a space for steam circulation.
8. In case of sterilisation of wrapped hand pieces and turbines, try to arrange the envelopes so that the
head of the hand piece is turned towards the upper surface of the chamber. This will allow the lubri-
cant in excess to filter out protecting the life of the instruments.
9. If the autoclave does not have an efficient drying system, the envelopes could remain damp. In this
case, it is recommended not to use the wrapping technique, since there is a risk of damaging the in-
struments. Consult your supplier to work out this problem.
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