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Performance Cycles Desired

  • Standard Cycles (with PB, MC, and ADV Series Controls)
    • Liquids. For media and any liquids. Jacket Blowdown Options is required. Provides slow exhaust to prevent liquid from boiling over.
    • Gravity. For unwrapped goods, flash sterilization.
    • Pre-Vac/Post-Vac. For wrapped goods, cotton, rubber, animal bedding 

 

  • Non-Standard Cycles (with ADV and MC Series Controls)
    • Bowie-Dick. Typically utilized in healthcare sterilizers for determining proper air-removal with VACUUM units.  Bowie-Dick Test Packs are required.
    • Low-Temp Cycle. Also called ISOTHERMAL Cycle.  This is utilized on heat-sensitive loads.  The sterilizer operates at a much lower temperature and pressure.
    • Vacuum Leak Test. This is used on VACUUM units to determine if the sterilizer if holds vacuum properly.
    • Air Over Pressure. Liquid-cycle upgrade.  Required for very small-volume liquid loads where evaporation control is critical.

 

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