1 Warning and safety information Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
Operating Instructions NITRASEAL
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1 Warning and safety information
Intended use Even when it is not strictly necessary, the instrument
wrapping indicates a special care paid to the hygiene
and sterilisation and it is especially effective for a proper
infection safety.
Wrapping the instruments means to preserve their sterile condition also during the period following the sterilisation and until their use on the patient.
A properly sealed envelope makes up a protection barrier that prevents contamination from the external environment.
For this to be true, it is necessary to use envelopes that
have been properly sealed.
The NITRASEAL Thermal Sealer guarantees the best
efficiency and reliability for the sealing system, avoiding
the risk of overheating and burning.
Inexperienced staff can easily use this equipment with a
quick training.
General recommendations In order to maintain the instruments for a long time and
avoid problems it is recommended to read the following
instruction carefully.
1. Wrap the instruments one by one.
2. If more instruments must be wrapped together make
sure to place instruments of same material (on the
contrary, dark spots could appear at the contact
point due to electrolysis).
3. It is recommended to use good quality paper and
propylene material. The paper surface (more porous) must allow the vapour exit. The NITRASEAL
envelopes has been widely tested in order to give
the best results both for quality and durability.
4. For the sterilisation of wrapped instruments, it is necessary to use longer sterilisation times. The vapour
must actually filter within the envelopes and this requires longer times.
5. Most autoclaves normally require a time of 12 minutes at a temperature of 134 °C and 30 minutes at
121 °C.
6. The envelopes should be placed inside the autoclave with the paper surface up. This allows the vapour
exit easier during the drying phase.
7. Do not overload the sterilisation chamber! Leave a
space for steam circulation.
8. In case of sterilisation of wrapped hand pieces and
turbines, try to arrange the envelopes so that the
head of the hand piece is turned towards the upper