Priorclave Technical Data Sheet Pass Through Priorclaves 31/01/04 Priorclave are pleased to offer our uniquely comprehensive design and and advisory service to help you to correctly specify and design and autoclave to suit your particular requirements. Each site is different with the requirement for doors to be hinged to swing in different directions and with the location of the required services. Final manufacture therefore requires full details of the proposed location and operation routines. This can be achieved by a site survey by one of our representatives or by the supply of detailed drawings.Priorclave manufacture Pass-through autoclaves in 150L and 200L capacities with circular chambers and upwards from 350L with Rectangular chambers. Priorclave pass-through autoclaves Comply with current UK and EU safety regulations, are fully Insurance Approved for pressure vessel design and construction and offer a 10 year pressure vessel warranty. They are CE Marked under the Pressure Equipment Directive PD5500:2000. Protection against cross-infection is provided by the unique BioCote anti-bacterial agent, which is effective against the growth of all bacteria and fungi including MRSA and is incorporated in the epoxy coating on all panels and frame members.Designs conform to the general requirements of BS2646 and are CE Marked for BS EN61010-2-41, Low Voltage andElectromagnetic Compatibility Directives.The following provides some insight into the general issues surrounding pass-through autoclaves. For further details please contact Priorclave Sales. > Pass-through, or Double Entry, autoclaves are used in relatively small numbers and so generally are not a serially produced item. Due to this any double entry unit can be considered in some extent to be a bespoke design, albeit one that is created by adding a second door to a standard model. Due to the bespoke nature of the design, within certain constraints, a degree of flexibility exists which raises additional points for consideration.Double ended autoclaves can be required for two main purposes, whilst these may vary slightly they are considered in this document to be divided into the classifications of clean room installation, and containment suite operation. In the case of a clean room application the autoclave is used for the sterilization of equipment entering a clean or aseptic area such as a pharmaceutical production environment. In the case of a containment application the autoclave is used for the de-contamination of material prior to its release from the containment suite which would typically be a laboratory handling high risk hazardous material.In both cases isolation of both ends of the autoclave is required. The autoclave will be sealed at the point of passing through a wall by means of a bulkhead. Close sealing of the bulkhead and wires, pipes etc passing through it is observed as closely as possible in the design of the autoclave, but it is not normal for this sealing to be considered absolute at the manufacturing stage and extra sealing may be required during installation. In addition, the integrity of the containment may be improved by an air pressure differential between the rooms in which the equipment is located. > It is an essential requirement of BS2646 that double ended autoclaves have interlocks to prevent both doors being open at the same time as this would obviously breach the integrity of the site. It is also required that an interlock is present to prevent the door at the unloading end from being opened until the sterilization cycle has been successfully completed and the load is safe to pass into the unloading end. It is also a requirement of BS 2646 that it is not possible to release the loading door until the unloading door has been opened and subsequently closed and locked. It is normal to specify that an override be fitted to permit opening of the loading door should this be required. This should be by means of a key to prevent unauthorised operation. > In the case of a containment suite autoclave it is usual for most of the autoclave to be located within the unloading room with just the door section of the autoclave protruding into the containment area. In this way it is possible for the majority of maintenance tasks to be completed without the need for the engineer to enter the containment area. As all of the autoclave plant is located in the unloading end It therefore follows that the drain and other services will also be at this end, minimising the number of pipes and wires etc that need to pass through the wall or bulkhead. It is desirable for the main electrical isolator to be located at the unloading end, again to minimise on penetration of the >

Priorclave Technical Data Sheet Pass Through Priorclaves 31/01/04 wall, but consideration should be given to the need to be able to shut down the autoclave from the loading end in an emergency.In the case of a clean room installation it is usual for most of the autoclave to be located within the loading room. Again this permits most maintenance tasks to be performed without the need for the engineer to enter the clean area, in this case however this is more important as certain maintenance tasks can present a serious threat to the clean area. Again, the services should be located at the same...