Sterilisers for chiropody and podiatry

Sterilisers provide reliable sterility for instruments and equipment used in chiropody and foot health. They reduce the risk of contamination and infection to the absolute minimum and ensure complete hygiene in the practice and during mobile practice. Discover sterilisation units from manufacturers such as Melag, Miele and SciCan now.

What does sterilisation mean?

Mechanical sterilisation serves to achieve absolute sterility thanks to the killing of all microorganisms. In this way, instruments can be cleaned in accordance with the hygiene cycle and stored in an antiseptic state for use, in line with legal requirements. It is important to maintain complete documentation of all sterilisation procedures carried out.

How does sterilisation work in practice?

Mechanical sterilisation itself is carried out in most cases using autoclaves or hot-air sterilisers, which deliver sterility thanks to heated steam in the case of autoclaves and thanks to highly hot, dry air in the case of hot-air sterilisers. Contaminated instruments and equipment are usually pre-cleaned beforehand using an ultrasonic cleaner or in cleaning and disinfection units. Then a film sealer is used to pack them in an airtight manner prior to sterilisation.

RUCK provides you with these podiatry sterilisers

In our product range, you can find the following types of sterilisation equipment for the highest hygiene standards:

• Autoclaves: An autoclave is also known as a steam steriliser and uses high-pressure hot steam to ensure instruments are completely free of bacteria, viruses and spores. Steam pressure sterilisation can be used for medical, heat-resistant instruments and equipment, along with other things. The hot steam in the autoclave reaches temperatures of up to 134 degrees and can be used to sterilise both unpackaged instruments and packaged, heat-sealed instruments. The devices differ in terms of chamber volume, size and capacity.
• Hot-air sterilisers: Unlike autoclaves, hot-air sterilisers use hot, dry air instead of steam.

As temperatures of up to 350 degrees can be reached, the elimination of germs and microorganisms is even more efficient. Whilst an autoclave requires several stages of sterilisation, from venting to pressure release, hot-air sterilisation is a single process, which reduces operating time.

Accessories for sterilisation equipment and sterilisation steps

Comprehensive sterilisation requires accessories such as:

• Film sealing machines: Their function is to seal instruments that are to be sterilised and stored under antiseptic conditions.
• Ultrasonic cleaners or RDGs: Ultrasonic cleaners and cleaning and disinfection units (RDGs) are used for quick and easy cleaning and disinfection. They are often required for the preparation and pre-cleaning of instruments to be sterilised.
• Water treatment systems: To prevent contamination from contaminated water, autoclaves require special water treatment systems that deliver demineralisation and quality control.
• Documentation devices: An integral part of the sterilisation process is traceable process documentation, which is carried out via a printer or an app.
• Indicators and tests: To verify the accurate functioning of autoclaves and hot-air sterilisers, along with ensuring proper sterilisation, indicator systems and test strips are required to confirm that the necessary sterilisation has taken place.
• Trays and inserts: Trays, carriers and inserts are used for placing or neatly arranging attachments and instruments, and for subsequent loading into sterilisers. Furthermore, carriers can be heat-sealed together with the instruments for sterile storage prior to sterilisation.
• Medical waste bins: Special medical waste bins are required for safe, low-contact disposal and emptying.

Buy sterilisation equipment for podiatry and foot health at RUCK

With foot care sterilisers from renowned manufacturers such as Miele, Melag or SciCan, you can be confident that instrument reprocessing is carried out in a sterile environment during the hygiene cycle. These include popular models such as the Cube X Class B steam steriliser, the MELAtronic 15 EN+ Autoclave, the Type 75 hot-air steriliser along with the Vacuclave 318.