Week 6 Instrumentss

Question	Answer
Sharps Container	A puncture resistant container for used needles, old burs, scalpel, ortho wires, endo files, & all other disposable sharp items.
Steam Autoclave	Uses steam under pressure to kill all microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. All life forms are killed.
Dry Heat Sterilizer - Static Air	An oven-type sterilizer. Reaches high temperatures to kill all microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. All life forms are killed.
Statim Flash Steam Autoclave	To use for quick sterilization. To kill all microbes, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. All life forms are killed.
Chemical Liquid Sterilization - Cold Sterile	Used with items that are heat sensitive. Items are immersed in glutaraldehyde for a minimum of 10 hours for sterilization. Disinfection will occur if immersion is less than 10 hours
Instrument Washer	Use a combination of very hot water recirculation & detergents to remove organic material.
Image: Midmark (binary/octet-stream)	Steam Autoclave
Image: Sharps (binary/octet-stream)	Sharps Container
Image: Dryheat (binary/octet-stream)	Dry Heat Sterilizer - Static Air
Image: Statim (binary/octet-stream)	Statim Flash Steam Autoclave
Image: Coldsterile (binary/octet-stream)	Chemical Liquid Sterilization - Cold Sterile
Image: Washer (binary/octet-stream)	Instrument Washer

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	Created by Stefani Rojas Covarrubias about 2 years ago