4. Instructions For Use
4.9 Statim 5000 — Selecting a Cycle
The Statim 5000 has four sterilization cycles, each designed to sterilize a specific type of
instrument. It is important not to overload the chamber as this can inhibit steam access
to all instrument surfaces. The instruments will remain sterile after a successful cycle
until the cassette is removed from the autoclave housing. At the end of each sterilization
cycle, microbiologically filtered air-drying will commence for up to 60 minutes,
depending on the desired Cycle Drying Time. Air-drying can be interrupted at any time.
Once unwrapped instruments are exposed to ambient or external conditions, they
cannot be maintained in a sterile state. If sterile storage is desired, wrap the instruments
to be sterilized in autoclave bags according to the instrument manufacturer’s
instructions, and allow the wrapped cycle to run until the air-dry phase is complete.
The types of instruments, sterilization requirements, and graphs depicting each cycle
are described on the next few pages. Consult the Instrument Weight Table in Section
4.6 for information on how to make up an appropriate load for the masses specified for
individual cycles.
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