ETO Sterilizer
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
ETO means Ethylene Oxide.
Ethylene is a small hydrocarbon gas. It is naturally occurring, but it can also occur as a result of combustion and other processes. You can’t see or smell it. Some fruit will produce ethylene as ripening begins.
ETO Sterilizer is highly effective sterilizing equipment. It is perfect for heat sensitive tools and devices as it uses only ethylene oxide gas for sterilizing the substances and does not entail high temperature processing.
Ethylene oxide is produced in large volumes and is primarily used as an intermediate in the production of several industrial chemicals, the most notable of which is ethylene glycol. It is also used as a fumigant in certain agricultural products and as a sterile for medical equipment and supplies.
Ethylene oxide can penetrate multiple layers of breathable packaging, making it suitable for the sterilization of a wide range of materials not compatible with other methods of sterilization:
- Assembled complex devices
- Catheters
- Custom procedure packs
- Equipment with integrated-electronics
- Multi-lumen tubing products
- Stents
- Wound care dressings
- Low Temperature
- High efficiency – destroys micro-organisms including resistant spores
- Large sterilizing volume/chamber capacity
- Non Corrosive to plastic, metal and rubber materials
There are three types of Sterilization are as follows
- Heat Based Sterilization
- Chemical Based Sterilization
- Radiation Sterilization
The primary ETO sterilization cycle includes 5 stages such as preconditioning and humidification, gas introduction, exposure, evacuation, and air washes and it takes about 2 1/2 hrs except for aeration time.
