Intermountain Clinical Instrumentation Society (ICIS) August 2011 Presentation from RPI on Table Top Sterilizers

1. EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TABLETOP STERILIZERS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK (A PRIMER ON TABLETOP STERILIZERS REPAIR & MAINTENANCE) Presented at ICIS 2011 by Neil Blagman Product Development Replacement Parts Industries, Inc.

3. Many Tabletop Sterilizers Currently in Use • AMSCO/STERIS • BARNSTEAD • MDT (HARVEY) • MDT•RITTER•CASTLE • MIDMARK•RITTER • NATIONAL APPLIANCE • PELTON & CRANE • PRESTIGE / KAVO • RITTER•CASTLE • S.S. WHITE • SCICAN • SPECTROLINE • TUTTNAUER • VERNITRON

4. Examples of Pressure Pot Sterilizers

5. Example of a Manual Sterilizer Valve System Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 003-0721-00 Rev. O (6/20/06)

6. Example of a Manual Sterilizer Valve System Source: Your Guide to Maintaining the Pelton & Crane OCM, OCR, & OCR+ Sterilizer, 05/07 ® Replacement Parts Industries, Inc.

10. Different Styles of Mechanical Bellows Understanding the function of a bellows or steam trap is important to diagnosing sterilizer problems – a functional bellows will release a large amount of air and condensed water during startup and should seal to the point where water is released 2-3 drops every few seconds.

11. Example of an Automatic Sterilizer Valve System Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 004-0453-00 Rev. E (2/17/10)

12. Pressure / Temperature Chart

13. Sterilizer – Phase 1 (Filling) Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 004-0453-00 Rev. E (2/17/10)

14. Sterilizer – Phase 2 (Heat-Up) Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 004-0453-00 Rev. E (2/17/10)

15. Sterilizer – Phase 3 (Sterilizing) Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 004-0453-00 Rev. E (2/17/10)

16. Sterilizer – Phase 4 (Vent) Source: Midmark Service and Parts Manual Part No. 004-0453-00 Rev. E (2/17/10)

17. Tech Tips: Midmark M9 Bottom Panel Heating Element Connections Over Temperature Switches Chamber Fittings

20. Tech Tips: Midmark M9 Side Panel Main Circuit Board Valve Assembly Door Motor Assembly Door Switch

24. Tech Tips: Midmark M9 Door Panel Door Gasket and Water Dam Door Spring Insulation Pad (Not visible in picture)

26. Tech Tips: Midmark M9 Chamber Water Inlet and Water Level / Drain Tube Chamber Face and Interior Heating Element Chamber Filter Temperature Sensor Door Switch Water Level Sensor

32. RPI PM Check List

33. RPI Field Service Calibration Kit

35. Thank you for joining us for our presentation on A Primer On Tabletop Sterilizers Repair and Maintenance. And many thanks to ICIS for giving RPI the opportunity to share this valuable information with you.