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The Solarclave Medical Equipment Sterilizer

The Solarclave Medical Equipment Sterilizer. Robert Thottam. Autoclave. Device used to sterilize equipment and supplies via high pressure saturated steam. Types of Autoclaves. Steam Gravity Displacement Positive Pressure Displacement Negative Pressure Displacement Dry heat. Solarclave.

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The Solarclave Medical Equipment Sterilizer

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  1. The SolarclaveMedical Equipment Sterilizer Robert Thottam

  2. Autoclave • Device used to sterilize equipment and supplies via high pressure saturated steam

  3. Types of Autoclaves • Steam • Gravity Displacement • Positive Pressure Displacement • Negative Pressure Displacement • Dry heat

  4. Solarclave • Steam based • 2 Part • Pressure vessel • Reflector

  5. Pressure Vessel • Pressure Cooker • Layers of fiberglass insulation

  6. Reflector • 35 mirrors per section • Made of plywood

  7. Process • Orientation of reflector • 45-60 minutes to heat up to required temp • 121 degrees Celsius • 20 minutes to sterilize

  8. Advantages • Cost Efficient • Mobile • Sustainable • Easy to use • Primarily readily available materials

  9. Disadvantages • Weather dependent • Time Dependent • May require ordering/importing of some materials

  10. Questions?

  11. Work Cited • IIH Solarclave: Solar-Powered Medical Instrument Sterilization <http://iihlab.wordpress.com/2011/09/21/solarclave/ >. • 7 Medical Device Upgrades for Developing Countries <http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/med-tech/7-medical-upgrades-for-developing-countries#slide-6>. • Sterilizing with the sun <http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/sterilizing-with-the-sun-0226.html>. • Neumann, O., Feronti, C., Neumann, A., Dong, A., Schell, K., Lue, B., Kim, E., Quinn, M., Thompson, S., Grady, N., Nordlander, P., Odene, M., & Halas, N. J.. Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, May 2013 • Solarclave/ Nicaragua < http://d-lab.mit.edu/scale-ups/solarclave>. • Autoclave <http://wiki.bme.com/index.php?title=Autoclave>.

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