Cleaning and Disinfecting Medical Implants
Hip implants were cleaned in the VCN process using off-the-shelf hydrogen peroxide concentrations of 3%. The results were acceptable, with implants well within the required limits for bioburden, toxicity, and total carbon.
| PART #1 | PART #2 | PART #3 |
ACCEPTABLE LEVELS |
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| BIOBURDEN | 8 | 16 | 30 | <100, PREFERABLY <50 |
| TOXICITY | GRADE 2, MILDLY TOXIC BEFORE CLEANING |
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| TOTAL CARBON | 191 | 282 | 248 | <1500 NORMALLY TEST AT 100/500 |
MEDICAL PARTS CLEANER THAT CLEANS INTERNAL SURFACES
This video shows the formation of vapor bubbles within an internal porous matrix. The porous part behaves like a sponge during the pulsing VCN process. Fluid is expelled from the part during the vacuum cycle, as when squeezing a sponge, and then the pores are filled with fresh fluid during the pressure cycle, as when a sponge is submerged in a fluid.