When the sterilizer door is opened,wrapped instruments must be removed immediately to begin cooling and drying on a cool surface.

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Once the sterilizer door is opened,the load of wrapped instruments is not touched and is left to dry for 15 to 60 minutes.Packages are then unloaded onto a surface containing mesh shelves padded with an absorbent material.Warm packages placed on a solid,cold surface may become damp from steam condensation and will become contaminated by strike-through.

When the Sterilizer Door Is Opened,wrapped Instruments Must Be Removed