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6M 4 . , PREPARATION OF MATERIALS STEAM STERILIZATION INSTRUMENTS—Clean thoroughly, wrap in muslin and place on trays. SYRINGES AND NEEDLES—Take syringe apart. wash thorough- ly. Wrap each part separately in muslin. Cover entire tray with double th;cKness mjslm cover, FABRICS AND DRESSINGS—Fold into convenient packets. Al- ways fold loosely. Avoid making many layers and never roll. Never use Canvas as a -covering. Wrap in muslin on tray, Do not overload chamber. UTENSILS AND GLASSWARE—Lay all jars or vessels on their sides. Fabrics may be sterilized in, enamelware or glass jars� however, cover must fit very loosely. and container turned on its side. SOLUTIONS—Fill liask no more than two-thirds ft�lt. Close end of flask with colton or pap—'r cups. LOADING THE CHAMBER 1. WARNING—Never overload or crowd chamber - 2. Do not let rrla*ena� come in contact with door or sides of chamber. 3, Separate Inick packs with loosely woven packs. CARE AND MAINTENANCE valve closed Manually operate valve while chamber is under cressure. When clea7incj the sterilizer, inciude reservoir, tubing and cham- ber. AH parts wdl be ceaned by o 'perating a twenty minute cycle using Pellon & Crane s Original Formula Omni -Cleaner, Do not Use this Cleaner while instruments are being sterilized. Pe�ton's Original Formuia Omni-Cfeaner is a mildly alkaline concentrate used to cean au-ocfaves. Regular weekly cleaning will promote increased sterilizer We and trouble-free operation. Notice—Minerals. especiaNy chlorides, are Corrosive to any stainless steel. 1! is strongly recommended that the autoclave be cleaned at iesist vveekly witn Peffon*s Original Formula O rl�ea5o4,w�_# It is desirable to use distii,led or dernineralized water. Even using distilled ,vater. the autoclave should be cleaned weekly. Knerais can be picked up from the load. When sterilizing saline solutions ;I, is imperative that the autoclave be cleaned after each use, Unless cleaning instructions are followed, tong file should not be expected. Draining Reservoir—Reservoir may be drained by siiding Omni - Clave to edge of counter and placing a container under the reservoir drain. Unscrew cap in front of Omni-Cfave and allow reservoir to drain. Repface and fighten drain cap. F_ L] CLEANING CHAMBER 1, Mix three ounces of Original Formula Omni -Cleaner per quart of water. r and fill with cleaninLc, solution. For extremely dirty sterilizers, solution may be increased to four ounces per quart and may require two cleaning cycles. 3. Run one twenty minute cycle in normal manner. Instruments should not be sterilized while cleaning autoclave. 4. Drain cleaning solution from autoclave and reservoir. Rinse thoroughly, Fill sterilizer again and run one rinse cycle for fifteen minutes. 5. Drain rinse solution, remove tray rest and wipe inside of boiler and tray rest, When cleaning chamber do not damage ther- mistor located in upper section. 6. Add distilled or demineralized water and sterilizer is ready for use. AIR be- comes lodged in valve it may be necessary to remove large knurled nut at left of opening in rear of Omniclave and clean tip of air valve bellows and seat. or stainless steel. The chrome may be cleaned with either detergent and water or a non-abrasive solvent such as glass wax or benzine. It should be polished only with a soft cloth or chamois. DO NOT use metal or lacquer polish on the chrome parts. Ordinary deposits of dirt are quickly removed from stainless steel with a detergent and water. In case of difficult deposits, the stainless may be easily cleaned with a non -chlorinated scouring powder. Rub in direction of pattern or grain of the metal. OrdinarV steel wool or steel brxsh,4�.;-h�ait,14 on stainless steel, If for any reason the surface becomes con- taminated with discoloration, it can be cleaned with a 5% solution of warm oxalic acid. RECOMMENDED PERIODS OF EXPOSURE STEAM HEAT DRY HEAT Material to be SterilizedONLY Psi 15 20 25 _F: Time in Minutes I ,250 260 267 320-355 Cz 1121 127 131 160-180 Fabrics—Loosely woven - 0 Wrapped in muslin 30 20 — Z Fabrics—Tightly woven 40 30 — w Instruments—in Tray— 3 Z M Muslin cover 115 10 7 = L1 Instruments—Individually 0 wrapped in muslin 20 15 10 Syringes & Needles 15 10 7 0 C, (6 4; . C) ��; rr 0 Drums—Loosely woven contents 30 20 — 6 ui .2 a p a- uJ Drums—Tightly woven contents 40 30 — CL E N Utensils—Loosely woven contents 30 20 10 0, 0- 2 Rubber Gloves—in muslin packs is — — W W X — Z, F 0- Rubber Covers—In muslin packs 15 — — = 0 U III 2 Brushes & Miscellaneous Articles z c7 —Wrapped 15 — — Z C<1 i Z < Solutions -1000 cc Flasks 30 25 — 41: CC 1 E 311: S I YL2-094080 ISSUE 4, 1/79