MELAcontrol Helix

MELAcontrol Helix - test instrument of the Helix type according to EN 867-5

Helix PCD indicators according to EN 867-5 play a special role in the routine control of vapour penetration inside tubular instruments during the sterilisation process. Inert gases inside products with a narrow cross-section (e.g. type A hollow charges according to EN 13060) will block the access of steam to the inner surfaces of tubular instruments and cause the sterilisation process, even with the correct parameters maintained, to be inappropriate for those spaces that have not been wetted by condensate. The Helix PCD instrument can simulate not only the instrument but the entire load inside the steriliser and can therefore be used to control the load.

MELAcontrol Helix is a test instrument for "Class B" autoclaves which simulates the most difficult sterilisation conditions, such as hollow instruments, and with it it it is possible to prove that sterilisation of hollow instruments was successful.

Note: the PCD test instrument has a definite lifespan, once a set of strips has been used up it should be replaced with a new one supplied with the set of strips. Continued use of the instrument may damage it, resulting in a dangerously misleading test result.

Package contains PCD device + 250 tests