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4. Instructions For Use Cont’d.
4.8 Statim 5000 — Selecting a Cycle
The Statim 5000 has four sterilization cycles, each designed to sterilize a specific type
of instrument. It is important not to overload the chamber as this can inhibit steam
access to all instrument surfaces. The instruments will remain sterile after a successful
cycle until the cassette is removed from the autoclave housing. At the end of each
sterilization cycle, microbiologically filtered air-drying will commence for 1 hour. Air-
drying can be interrupted at any time.
Unwrapped instruments, once exposed to ambient or external conditions, cannot be
maintained in a sterile state. If sterile storage is desired, wrap the instruments to be
sterilized in autoclave bags, according to the instrument manufacturer’s instructions,
then allow the wrapped cycle to run until the air-dry phase is complete.
The types of instruments, sterilization requirements, and graphs depicting each cycle
are described on the next few pages. Consult the Instrument Mass Guide in section 4.5
for information on how to make up an appropriate load for the masses specified for
individual cycles.
Please note that not all cycle times are standard with all units. See the chart at
the end of Section 4.9 Running a Cycle for a complete list of all Statim 5000 cycle times
and temperatures.
