DC glow-discharge plasma sterilizer for medical equipment

The sterilizer generates dense and highly uniform plasma which is particularly suitable for fast and efficient sterilization of medical instruments, especially those with canals and deep holes. Sterilization process includes the two repetitive treatment stages.
During the “steam” stage chemical steam is injected into the vacuum-processed camera with medical instruments. Highly efficient penetration of steam into packets and hard-to-reach places is performed by a dedicated injection/evaporation system. After the “steam” stage the camera is vacuumized again, which is followed by glow-discharge plasma treatment stage.

Features:

Overall dimensions	810 х 620 х 1510 mm
Camera size	depth: 650 mm; diameter: 450 mm
Camera material	stainless steel
Net weight	275 kg
Operating conditions	Т = 10 – 43 °C; relative humidity 80% atmospheric pressure 600-800 mmHG
Energy consumption	average - 500W; peak - 1100 W
Automatic control system	based on 80c31 microcontroller, audible indication
Maximum temperature of instruments under sterilization	60 °C
Processing time (from loading to unloading)	15-45 min
Sterilization time	open surface of packed instruments: 5 min; instruments with closed holes: 30 min

Advantages:

The sterilizer is proved to be more efficient (up to 100%) comparing with the conventional sterilizers (12/88 on ethylene oxyde) and other types of plasma sterilizers (Sterrad 100, Advanced Sterilization Products; Plazlyte Sterilization System, model ABT 1.0, Abtox Inc.).
Plasma sterilization technology is approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Developer:

Department of Gas Electronics of the Institute of Physics (V.V. Tsiolko).

Contact information:

Tel. +38 (044) 525 98 41
Fax: +38 (044) 525 15 43
E-mail: fesenko@iop.kiev.ua