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What Can I Sterilize in the Sterlink?

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Typical Veterinary Equipments Sterilized in the STERLINK® system

*Any devices processed in the STERLINK® System must be within the cleared claims of the sterilizer

  • Cranial pressure transducer cables
  • Cryoprobes
  • Defibrillator paddles
  • Dopplers
  • Electrocautery instruments
  • Endoscope Veterinary instruments
  • Esophageal dilators
  • Fiberoptic light cables
  • Laryngoscope blades
  • Laser handpieces, fibers, and accessories
  • Metal instruments
  • Ophthalmic lenses (diagnostic, magnifying)
  • Patient lead cables
  • Pigmentation handpieces
  • Radiation therapy equipment
  • Resectoscope/working elements and sheaths
  • Rigid endoscopes
  • Shaver handpieces
  • Single-channel flexible endoscopes
  • Stereotactic equipment and batteries
  • Trocar sheaths
  • Ultrasound probes
  • Video cameras and couplers

If you have questions about whether a particular device can be sterilized in the STERLINK ® System, please call the device manufacturer

☎ +82-42-716-2115

How to determine what can be sterilized in the STERLINK® system

STEP 1: Is the Reprocessable Medical Device Made of the Following Materials?

  • Aluminu
  • Ethylvinyl acetate (EVA)
  • Polyamide (Nylon)
  • Polyetherimide (ULTEM® Polymers)
  • Polyphenylene sulfone (Radel®)
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon®)
  • Silicone elastomeres
  • Brass
  • Glass
  • Polycarbonate
  • Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
  • Polypropylene
  • Polyurethane
  • Stainless steel
  • Polyacetal (Delrin® acetal resin)
  • KRATON™ Polymers
  • Polyethylene
  • Polystyrene
  • Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
  • Titanium
  • Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP)
  • Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

*List of materials does not apply to trays and containers or other packaging materials. Please refer to the STERLINK® User Manual for information on appropriate packaging materials for use in the STERLINK® System. *Delrin® and Teflon® are registered trademarks of E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company. ULTEM® is a registered trademark of the GE Company. KRATON™ is a trademark of KRATON Polymers U.S. L.L.C.

If no/don’t know: Please call the medical device manufacturer for information on how to properly sterilize this device.

If yes: Continue to Step 2.

STEP 2: Does the Reprocessable Medical Device Have a Lumen?

If no/don’t know: Proceed sterilization. Pouch Mode – Fits in Pouch. Chamber Mode – Fits in Chamber.

If yes: Continue to Step 3.

STEP 3: Is the Lumen Made of Stainless Steel, Polyethylene, or Teflon®?

If no/don’t know: Please call the medical device manufacturer for information on how to properly sterilize this device.

If yes: Continue to Step 4.

STEP 4: Proceed With Processing if the Lumen Conforms to the Dimensions Listed Below

  • Single-channel Stainless Steel Lumen
    • Diameter : 1mm or Greater
    • Length : Less than 600mm
  • Single-channel Teflon® / Polyethylene Lumen
    • Diameter : 1.25mm or Greater
    • Length : Less than 600mm

*Test standard of sterilization performance using biological indicator (BI)

*If the lumens do not conform to these dimensions, please call the medical device manufacturer for information on how to properly sterilize these devices. Lumens not conforming to these dimensions should not be processed in the STERLINK® System.

If yes: Proceed sterilization. Pouch Mode – Fits in Pouch. Chamber Mode – Fits in Chamber.