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 The
results of the pre-vacuum in conjunction with high temperature
and 38 psi pressure causes a major (60%) reduction in volume of
the encapsulated sterilizer waste. The shriveled appearance of
the waste makes the individual components of the waste difficult
to identify, however the thermal test strip on the chamber liner
or autoclave bag assures any onlooker that the waste has been
sterilized. With the addition of the optional shredding system
the sterilized waste would be rendered unrecognizable and physically
harmless.
Shredding
is not required by San-I-Pak
as part of the sterilization process. Complete sterilization throughout
the waste load is achieved with every cycle in the San-I-Pak
 system
without shredding or breaking up the waste. For those facilities
that are either required to render the waste unrecognizable or
feel more comfortable disposing of this type of material, San-I-Pak
designs and manufactures post-treatment shredding systems. San-I-Pak
systems shred after the sterilization process. Shredding waste
prior to treatment or breaking up waste with the system door open
creates the possibility of aerosolizing the microbial life contained
in the waste thus endangering the operators. All shredding systems
will require maintenance, and in order to perform maintenance
on a pre-treatment shredding system many safety precautions must
be adhered to. It is because of these liabilities that San-I-Pak
encourages post-treatment shredding systems.
San-I-Pak
sterilizers require no pretreatment of the waste to be processed.
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