New Compact Top Loading Autoclave Released by Priorclave

The latest addition to Priorclave’s comprehensive range of research and laboratory autoclaves is the C85 top loading steam sterilizer. It is the ideal autoclave for laboratories looking to effectively sterilize tall items. Priorclave has, through its established design and build procedures, produced a laboratory autoclave with a footprint of just 472 x 500mm, achieving less floor space than other, smaller capacity top-loading designs.

This feature-packed steam sterilizer has a chamber capacity of 85-liter chamber capacity, and a depth of 890mm. Although developed for organizations requiring to sterilizing taller items such as fermenters and large capacity Erlenmeyer flasks, the new C85 laboratory autoclave can provide increased loading. It has the flexibility to hold simultaneously a number of baskets, enabling more, smaller items to be sterilized in a single process.

The new compact C85 laboratory autoclave has an 85-liter chamber and operates from a 13A single-phase supply. It can be made ready for plumbing to a water supply for permanent installation or supplied for manual water fill if the new compact autoclave is to be moved or shared with other departments.

It has a convenient loading height, access to the chamber achieve through the patented Quickseal single-action door opening/closing system which provides safe and secure one-handed operation. Lab staff safety is paramount therefore the door system incorporates thermal and pressure locks, prevent opening at elevated load temperature above 80^oC and pressures above 0.2bar.

Programming the new C85 lab and research grade autoclave could not be easier. Using simple push-button actuation on the Tactrol^®2 control panel, staff are guided through simple or complex multi-program set-up of temperature and time plus any required options such as free-steaming and media warming time.

During the autoclave build in Priorclave’s dedicated UK manufacturing center an epoxy coating incorporating an anti-bacterial agent is applied to panels and frame. This is a highly effective and permanent treatment for control of harmful bacteria, making surfaces cleaner, more hygienic and providing durable lifelong protection against the threat of cross contamination. The epoxy finish is proven to reduce bacterial growth by up to 99.99% and is highly effective against MRSA, E. coli, Listeria, Legionella, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Pseudomonas and over 50 other species.

The C85 top-loading laboratory autoclave is the latest addition to Priorclave’s small-format, compact autoclaves. It joins an impressive product portfolio of more than 60 standard models that are available world-wide through a network of authorizes agents and they all get the full support from Priorclave’s service team.