Test Sterilizing Systems with Iran-Made Ampoule

“We have developed an ampoule that determines the correct functioning of sterilizing devices for medical instruments,” Davood Azadi, the managing director of the company, said.

“Satras Zist Fanavar Company's product is an ampoule with a volume of 1 cc, which can assess the functioning of the autoclave,” Azadi added.

“An autoclave is a device that sterilizes surgical, dental, and laboratory glass instruments with steam at a temperature of 121 degrees Celsius with a pressure of 15 pounds per square inch,” he noted.

He further pointed out that the device is used in operating rooms, dental clinics, food industries, and places where health issues must be observed.

He went on to say that medical instruments and devices are usually sterilized with an autoclave so that there are no microbes on the instruments during surgery and work in which sterility is necessary.

Therefore, daily and weekly control of the autoclave is needed to determine if this device is working properly or not, he said.

One of the main methods for evaluating the device is the biochemical method, which includes colored substances, he said, adding that in this method only the temperature is determined.

Some bacteria are very resistant and can even withstand temperatures of up to 121 degrees.

“We placed this bacterium in a cultivation environment which included sugar,” Azadi added.

We put the ampoule into the autoclave along with the tools and instruments that we intend to sterilize.

Then, the vial is removed from the autoclave and kept at a temperature of 58 degrees for 24 to 48 hours, he added.

“If the autoclave is functioning well, the vial will remain in its original color, which is purple. However, if the autoclave is out of order, the color of the vial changes meaning that the device needs to be repaired.”

The product has a foreign model, he said, concluding that it has been manufactured and supplied in the country for the first time.

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