Adding a Cycle to a Sterilizer

Users with the appropriate permissions can add cycles to a sterilizer, including standard sterilization cycles and special test or warm-up cycles such as Bowie Dick, Leak Test, and Warm Up.

Adding a Cycle to a Sterilizer

Users with the appropriate permissions can add cycles to a sterilizer, including standard sterilization cycles and special test or warm-up cycles such as Bowie Dick, Leak Test, and Warm Up.

Steps to Add a Cycle

1. Go to the Sterilizer page.
2. Select the sterilizer you want to update.
3. Click the three dots (⋮) next to the sterilizer name and choose Edit Load.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Add Cycle.
5. Under Method, select the sterilization method.
6. Under Cycle, select the cycle type. The available cycles and fields depend on the method you chose (see below).
7. Complete any additional fields.
8. Click Save.

The new cycle now appears in that sterilizer’s cycle list and dropdown.

Cycles and Fields by Method

Steam

Cycles:

• Gravity
• Prevac
• Steam Flush Pulse
• Leak Test
• Bowie Dick Test
• Warm Up
• Diagnostic

Additional fields:

• Temperature
• Exposure Time (hh:mm:ss)
• IUSS toggle
• Allowed Biological Indicators

Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide

Cycles:

• Flexible
• Non Lumen
• Lumen
• Fast Non Lumen
• Fast Cycle
• Leak Test
• Standard
• Advanced Cycle
• Duo Cycle
• Express Cycle
• Flex Cycle

Additional fields:

• Allowed Biological Indicators
• Sterilizers (required)

Liquid Chemical Sterilization

Cycles:

• Sterilization Cycle
• Diagnostic

Additional fields:

• Allowed Biological Indicators

Ozone

The cycle is set to Ozone automatically.

Ethylene Oxide

The cycle is set to Ethylene Oxide automatically.

Bowie Dick Test Options

When you add a Bowie Dick Test cycle (Steam only), you can choose whether Lot Code and Expiration Date are required when users run that cycle. fields.

Click here to find out how to start a cycle with these options.