5Ws: Midmark M9® and M11® Steam Sterilizers
The next generation Midmark® steam sterilizers are designed for enhanced durability, workflow, and instrument processing compliance for dental professionals.
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What:
Midmark M9® and M11® Steam Sterilizers
Who:
Midmark
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Where:
Every dental practice needs a sterilization center with reliable, intuitive equipment and protocols in place to ensure essential instruments and tools are sterile and readily available for patient care.
When:
Sterilizers are often used constantly throughout the workday to ensure sterile instruments are always available for use. As one of the most used pieces of equipment in a practice, a reliable sterilizer is a critical investment for any dental practice.
Why:
Midmark sterilizers are designed with durability and ease-of-use in mind, offering features aimed at streamlining instrument processing workflow and documentation compliance. The units are inspected and certified to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code by a licensed third-party inspector. Accessories are available to optimize instrument processing, including a cool hand tool, USB kit, vertical cassette rack, autofill, auto-drain, and Speed-Clean sterilizer cleaner. Midmark determined the sterilizers require lower operating and care costs compared to competitive models.
How:
Next generation Midmark Steam Sterilizers feature a user interface with a clear, fingerprint-resistant 5-inch touchscreen, usable with gloves and offering both a light and dark mode. They provide streamlined compliance recordkeeping with device reminders and notifications, user authentication, unlimited storage of routine care events for the life of the sterilizer, and automated cycle recordkeeping to help stay audit-ready. Additionally, a re-engineered chamber is verified by Midmark to increase cycle life to 25,000 cycles, reducing maintenance frequency by more than half. These dynamic-air-removal steam sterilizers provide more preset cycles that meet CDC and AAMI recommendations for wrapped instruments than previous models and now feature optional autofill and auto-drain to enable fresh water for every cycle, easing the burden on staff.
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