The Azteca AC Sterilizer uses steam under pressure as the sterilizing agent for wrapped or unwrapped goods such as fabrics, surgical instruments, utensils, and other heat and moisture stable materials at temperatures ranging from 105°C to 138°C. The Sterilizer has an operating range of up to 2.5 Bar / 138°C.
The Azteca AC sterilizer is a pre-vacuum/gravity sterilizer designed to cover a large field of applications for hospitals and medical centers.
Within the health care services, sterilization of medical supplies is an essential issue in the battle against the advance of many infectious diseases. In order to improve the quality of sterile supply, international standards, which specify the requirements for the equipment, and procedures in the sterilization departments in health care facilities, have been developed.

The Azteca AC Sterilizer meets the highest standards requirements for quality, safety and operation. Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels 316 Ti conforms to the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). The inner shell, door(s) and jacket are designed for a maximum working pressure of 2.5 bar and full vacuum.

The Vessel is double-wall constructed with a round chamber, made of corrosion-resistant electro-polished stainless steel 1.4571 (V4A) AISI 316 Ti, and is thus easy to clean. The sterilizer’s framework and housing are also made of stainless steel. The highly efficient, high-quality Hanno-Tech insulation material releases no particles; thus, the Azteca AC Series can be used under clean room conditions.

The sterilizer is supplied with either 1 or 2 hinged door(s) with an automatic door locking device. Special safety features prevent the operator from opening the door when the chamber is pressurized or when the temperature is high.

The sealing of the chamber is made by utilizing a heat-resistant silicone rubber gasket.

A galvanized steel frame with rustproof painted finish and height adjustable leveling bolts supports the sterilizer’s chamber and piping.

A microprocessor based control system, state of the art “Freescale” technology, automatically controls all programs including the sterilization cycle. The system includes a graphic display, communication, self and remote diagnosis and PC connection for external documentation and printing. It ensures a reliable, safe and user-friendly operation. The displayed information is available for users in a variety of languages. During the sterilization cycle the control system measures, controls and shows in digital display: the time, chamber temperature, chamber pressure and sterilization status. While the power is off, the non-volatile memory keeps the status of the sterilizer, and the real-time clock, driven by its own back-up battery, keeps running the date and time.

The Azteca AC Sterilizer is equipped with an Energy Saving Mode which is activated when the unit is not used after a certain period of time. This Mode saves energy and ensures safety of operation and is thus environmental friendly.

Depending on the state of the input and of the installed accessories, the controller is capable of displaying and/or printing several alarms including:
-Door Unlock
-Temperature/ Pressure Error
-Low/High Temperature
-Low/High Pressure
-Low Vacuum and more.

Up to 20 sterilization and test cycles are available: flash cycle, unwrapped instruments, wrapped instruments and packages, Prion cycle, textile cycle and slow exhaust cycle. The two available test programs are the Vacuum Test which checks the integrity of the chamber and piping system and the Bowie & Dick test which checks the efficiency of the sterilization process.

For a clear and concise documentation of processes, the control unit is provided with a 24 character per line printer, connected to the processing sterilizer. This releases a hard copy printing of the relevant information regarding operation during the cycle, such as temperature, pressure, vacuum, sterilization and drying time, number of cycles, etc. In case of an uncompleted cycle, the print-out indicates the cycle failure and the cause of the failure. RS485/ RS232 PC communication port is available for full documentation and optional advanced Windows based software is available for monitoring, logging and control. A circular or strip temperature and pressure chart recorder can be supplied upon request.

The steam generation takes place in a vessel which is completely separated from the sterilization chamber (i.e. no heating elements in the chamber itself). The steam generator is built-in into the sterilizer’s housing. As the generator is separated from the chamber, it needs not be cooled during the cool-down phase.

An electrically operated air compressor is provided in order to prevent a lack of available compressed air. The air is used to operate the sterilizer’s ball valves and/or power door.

PC Software
PC Software is available in order to collect and document the sterilization programs. The connection is done through RS232, USB or RS485.
Data Collection
Sterilization cycles’ data can be collected online on a SD card through a SD card slot, and can be downloaded into a computer equipped with proprietary PC Software. 1 Gigabyte SD card can collect up to 20 years logging data which includes: the selected cycle, start time, cycle stages, temperature/pressure, end time, cycle graph, cycle status (pass/ fail), etc. All collected data can be printed via PC.
SD card/ Card reader
1 SD Card and 1 Card reader are included.