Hospital sterilization control - Medical Sector

European Norm EN554 - Sterilization of medical devices - Validation and routine checking of steam sterilizers - is the reference standard for operational qualification of steam autoclaves.

The norm demands that :
- Temperature be measured at the core of the load
- Saturated steam be checked at base plate level
- Temperature and pressure be maintained constant while on hold pattern
- Sterilization temperature while on hold pattern be :
- within specified temperature range, the upper control limit being equal to sterilization temperature plus 3°C,
- with no deviation exceeding 1°C,
- and temperature difference of any 2 points inferior to 2°C.
- Temperature be set within 15s in autoclave whose volume is inferior to 800L, and within 30s in more voluminous ones.

ValiVACQ system is TMI-ORION's response to the demand

The loggers can be located at the core of loads. They log temperature and pressure versus time.

Contrôle du cycle de stérilisation au coeur d'une charge d'instruments	Contrôle du cycle de stérilisation au coeur d'une charge de linge

ROUTINE CONTROL OF STEAM STERILIZERS

Thanks to an excellent reliability at elevated temperature, the TMI-Orion data loggers are very suitable to the routine control of the autoclaves specifications during sterilization cycles.

ETHYLEN OXIDE STERILIZATION CONTROL top

For ethylen oxide low temperature sterilization process the NanoVACQ-Ex data loggers have temperature and humidity/temperature sensors.

These loggers can be programmed and read out with multi-logger interface. They are designed according the Ex norms (explosion proof).

WASHING AND DISINFECTION TEMPERATURE CONTROL

NanoVACQ Flat		MiniVACQ

Two data logger models fit the control of temperature for washing and desinfection processes: NanoVACQ Flat and MiniVACQ. They can easily be placed inside the equipments thanks to their small dimensions.