Complete Bio-Seal Installation Information Will Be Shipped with Your Unit Sterilizers can be equipped with a biological cross-contamination barrier flange seal (Bio-Seal). This flange seals the wall opening around the autoclave to prevent the escape of biological agents from the BSL-3 lab. The flange is constructed from stainless steel and is fully welded around the perimeter of the autoclave chamber to provide an airtight connection. This flange mates up to a Silicone gasket by using stiffening bars – which are held in place by stainless steel nuts, bolts, and lock washers.
2.28.24 Setting up your SPD for Success: 8 Reasons to Own a Backup Autoclave → Steam is the most reliable and effective method for sterilizing medical equipment, and as a result, autoclaves are a fixture in almost every ASC’s sterilization setup. But, as is often the case, there are numerous situations in which ASCs find themselves without sufficient sterile processing capacity or a backup plan for when main units are […]
2.7.24 Consolidated Earns ACT Label, Highlighting Commitment to Sustainability → Have you ever wished that you could review an autoclave’s energy and water use, manufacturing impact, and packaging content similar to how you’d read a nutrition label at the grocery store? That’s the idea behind the ACT Environmental Impact Factor (EIF) label. Short for Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency, the ACT label demonstrates the environmental impact […]
7.12.23 Cordyceps Sterilization: How to Kill “The Last of Us” Parasite → In HBO’s recent adaptation of “The Last of Us,” a popular action-adventure video game, life as we know it is upended by a parasitic fungus that transforms its human hosts into zombies. The culprit? Cordyceps, a real-life genus of fungus which is best known for infecting insects (most famously ants) in much the same manner […]
