This system monitors those parameters that are critical for the success of sterilization: i.e., pressure, temperature and time. High-quality precision sensors provide highly exact measured values.
Batch monitoring for Class B
MELAcontrol® is a test system conforming to EN 867-5 that serves for batch monitoring and for testing the function of the fractionated pre-vacuum of a Cliniklav®25 or of a "Class B" autoclave. The MELAcontrol® unit consists of a test receptacle (the so-called helix) and 250 indicator strips. MELAcontrol® simulates and tests the steam penetration of a long, narrow-bore hollow body.
Batch documentation
The log printer MELAprinP42 records the process parameters for the sterilization cycle. This printer can also be connected to the serial interface of older MELAG models that already have a serial interface.
The MELAwin® software offers an alternative without paper. It is installed on a PC in the doctor's practice: The PC is directly connected to the autoclave (Vacuklav®30-B, 31-B, 23-B, 24-B, Euroklav® and Cliniklav®25) via the serial interface. Instead of sending data to the MELAprint®42, this configuration automatically transfers all data to the PC in the practice, where it is stored. In addition, this solution allows entry of additional important information: e.g., load details, the name of the operator, etc.
The new premium autoclaves Vacuklav®40-B/41-B/43-B/44-B and Vacuquick°13-B/14-B do not need the MELAwirP-software. They are intended for direct integration into networks in medical practices, via a built-in Ethernet interface. In addition, it is possible to store the logs on a MELAf/ash CF Card. This makes it possible to keep sterilization records without connecting the autoclave to external devices. A card reader acquires the records from the CF Card and transmits this recorded data to the PC. A standard editor then enables display of the records on the PC.A network adapter is required to connect the MELAprinP42 logger to a premium autoclave.
MELAdoc- the system that truly closes a gap
Many doctors' practices document sterilization processes only in a daily log. The MELAdoc Label Printer facilitates and simplifies batch documentation, and enables tracing the data for a certain batch.
This solution makes it easy to trace back and match up a particular instrument or a certain patient to all essential data from the sterilization process: i.e., the date of sterilization, the batch number, the person providing approval clearance for use of the instruments, the sterilizer that was used, and the sterilization expiration date.
a. Documentation of a batch
The MELAdoc documentation system prints a label after each sterilization process, and attaches this label to the Sterilization Journal for documentation of the batch.
b. Designation
After sterilization, MELAdoc affixes a label to designate that the sterilization packaging with the sterilized instruments has in fact been fully satisfactorily processed. This procedure satis-fies all the conditions for enabling the operator of the systems to correctly provide approval clearance of a sterilized batch. The MELAdoc system avoids all the dangers of older systems: e.g., puncture of the packaging by ballpoint pens, or partial dissolving of the plastic packages (with resulting nnicroperforation) by permanent markers
c. For surgical records
MELAdoc labels are multiple-adhesive. This means that they can be peeled off from the instrument packaging after use, and simply attached to the patient's records.
d. Simple tracing
In case that a patient makes a claim for damages for secondary infection, the MELAdoc labels in the patient's records provide all information on the correct sterilization process for the instruments used. The labels allow tracing the patient's data back to the responsible operator and to the equipment used (sterilizer number). The information on the sterilization data and the batch number enable tracing the process back to the sterilization logs (MELAprint842, MELAf/ash CF Card, MELAwin® etc.). This procedure provides the required proof: that the instruments were properly sterilized.
