Conclusions
1. For steam sterilization of surgical instruments at 120°, we recommend an inside diameter of 160 mm and a height of 220 mm for operation in conjunction with a pressure not less than 1.2 kg/cm2 above atmospheric.
2. Not less than 400 ml of water should be placed in the sterilizer at the start, and the quantity recommended is 500 ml.
3. With a heater power of 400 W, the total weight of instruments to be sterilized should not exceed 750 g; with a 800-W heater element it should not exceed 2250 g.
4. The sterilization time should be not less than 45 min.
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Medoborudovanie Central Design Bureau, All-Union Scientific-Research Institute of Disinfection and Sterilization, Moscow. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, No. 6, pp. 14–18, November–December, 1974.
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Frosin, V.N., Tsibikov, V.B., Pershin, N.S. et al. Possible production of a portable heated sterilizer. Biomed Eng 8, 337–340 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566461
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