MELAG MELAdoc, Operating Manual

Operating Manual MELAdoc label printer 

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Chapter 1 – What does the MELAdoc do? 

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Documentation of the clearance decision 

Labelling the medical product

Traceability.

Clearance:

 Instrument preparation ends with the documented clearance for storage and use 

(according to RKI: “Hygiene requirements for the treatment of medical products”). The 
respective clearance decisions may only be carried out by authorized and expert personnel and 
must be documented. The clearance procedure consists of the steps procedure clearance, 
batch clearance and clearance of the sterilized equipment. 

1.  Documentation of the procedure clearance 

2.  Documentation of the batch clearance 

3.  Labelling and clearance of the sterilized equipment 

4. Storage 

5. Post-application 

documentation 

Documentation of the procedure clearance 

Daily routine inspection and commissioning of large steam sterilizers is described in DIN 
58946-6:2002. The norm for the operation of small steam sterilizers is currently being 
formulated. We recommend:  

A visual inspection 

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Visual inspection of the autoclave chamber, the door seal, door lock, and where 
necessary, further checks in accordance with the manufacturers instructions 

Inspection of the operating materials 

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Quality of the feed water (automatically with MELAG Euroklav

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, Vakuklav

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 and 

Cliniklav

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Cooling water provision, electricity provision 

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Steam penetration test  

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For large steam sterilizers: Bowie&Dick test. 

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For small steam sterilizers of the class “B”: Helix test. 

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For small steam sterilizers of the class “S”: Follow manufacturer’s instructions.  
For the MELAG Euroklav

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, you can use a Bowie&Dick test on porous basis of e.g. 3M. 

Background: 

Daily routine inspection using a Bowie&Dick test is described in DIN 58946-

6:2002 (operating large steam sterilizers). The norm design for the operation of small steam 
sterilizers is oriented around the norm for large steam sterilizers. Differing from this, for class “B” 
autoclaves instead of the Bowie&Dick test, we recommend a Helix test according to EN 867-5.