Autoclaves

Re: Autoclaves

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:18:10 GMT

not had an dealings with the prestige autoclave. I have used autoclaves that are both vacum and non-vacum.

I would probably suggest asking for a trial period. Most companies worth their while will allow you a trial of any product.

Re: Autoclaves

Busy bee — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:03:48 GMT

Thanks for your input and advice We generally use it for kits in autoclave bags and dental instruments - so vacuum autoclave is the best option?

We have a quote from Prestige for an autoclave which is both vacuum and non-vacuum - are these any good?

Thanks again

Re: Autoclaves

Nick Shackleton — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:07:03 GMT

[quote user="Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN"]

i guess it depends what you need to autoclave,

for cloth items and kits, the best option is vacuum autoclave,

little sisters are good, but are non-vacuum, fine for items in pouches, or trays, not so good for packs. a tst will tell you if the kit has been penetrated for long enough, but the vacuum autoclaves def have the edge for drying. they are more xpensive, and are a requirement for certain rcvs tier levels, i would not be without ours, it's a europa from technomed / audere medical.

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what Juliet said

Re: Autoclaves

Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:56:13 GMT

i guess it depends what you need to autoclave,

for cloth items and kits, the best option is vacuum autoclave,

Re: Autoclaves

Nicola Smith — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:13:29 GMT

We have little sister and no problems at all with it! Got it second hand - ex doctors surgery - just gets serviced/checked every year.