MRC Sterilization Autoclaves are available as benchtop or vertical models, for laboratory, hospital, university, dental & clinical use. Available in sizes ranging from 1 liter, 8 liters, 16liter up to 300 liters.
Autoclaves are used for sterilization, disinfection and sterilization of bacteria of:
-Medical tools -Such as surgical tools, dental tools of dentists, tools of veterinarians,
- Tools of pedicurists and beauticians in beauty salons and aesthetics, tools of tattooists,
-Lab tools and instruments in laboratories, hospitals and clinics such as glassware, stands, cages
- For purifying liquids and substances in laboratories in the fields of medicine, biology, food research and more.
The activity is based on the formation of steam at high temperature and high air pressure. It requires a supply of distilled water.
There are autoclaves with a vacuum that allow cleaning of vessels with small holes, especially in the dental area.
The desktop autoclaves have a door that opens to the front and shelves that are inserted inside
Which Autoclave Class should I use?-Class B & Class N autoclaves
Class B autoclave has a vacuum cycle. It is the highest class autoclave , which is conforming to the most stringent demands and therefore can be unrestrictedly used for sterilization of all possible loads for all kinds of sterilization the packaging (solid , hollow road type A and hollow road instruments with wrapped and unwrapped). A “class B" autoclave must in any case pass a Helix test as per EN 13060 by test body per EN 867-5:2001 According to expert opinion, that can only be achieved with According to expert opinion, that can only be achieved with Post vacuum drying provides complete drying of porous loads and hollow instruments at the end of the sterilization process.
The class N autoclave does not have a vacuum cycle. If you only sterilize unwrapped nonhollow instruments, you only need an autoclave capable of running class N cycles.
MRC provide special autoclaves for dental clinics.
How Does an Autoclave Work?
The operation is similar to a pressure cooker in the kitchen.The door is locked to create an airtight chamber, and all the air inside this room is replaced by steam.The steam pressure causes the sterilization activity.After the rotation operation, the steam disappears and the device can be removed.Autoclave sterilization works by using heat to kill microorganisms such as bacteria and spores. The heat is delivered by pressurized steam.
What is the Correct Temperature Of The Autoclave?
Usually the correct temperature is 121 ° C. But there are some that can even reach 134 ° C.
How long does the sterilization operation take?
It depends on the device and the size we want to sterilize. If the device is larger, we will need more time for sterilization.