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Verification of the effectiveness of BICARmed® technology according to annex test of standard uni iso / ts 15883-5 standard
Annex N Test
SCOPE - Comparison between BICARMED, manual brushing and ultrasounds
Evaluation of the effectiveness of manual and ultrasonic washing compared to BICARMED SafeCleanBOX machine.
Materials and test method according to standard 15883-5
The Annex N test of standard 15883-5 was carried out, evaluating the effectiveness of cleaning performance of BICARMED SafeCleanBOX machine compared to manual cleaning and ultrasonic treatment. The standard declares to evaluate on a visual inspection basis, but protein residues were also measured with the ProReveal machine on 5 of the 57 particular instruments (Poole suction tube, micro-invasive forceps, core and handle, trocar, hemostatic forceps). 3 technologies have been used: BICARMED SafeCleanBOX machine, ultrasound tank and manual cleaning sinks.
Effectiveness
Excluding manual cleaning due to its obvious limitations, we compared the results of BICARMED and ultrasound: from the point of view of persistent dirty, they are comparable. Our study then analyzed the results from the point of view of complex geometry: BICARMED SafeCleanBOX was clearly superior, since ultrasound is a directional technology and not effective inside the cavities.
Conclusions
Manual cleaning with brush is very slight and limited and can damage the instrument. Utrasound one is not effective (it does not completely remove) on mucus, on the canal, cauterized blood, cement residues and geometric complexities, undercuts and / or cavities, it is not compatible with optics and with not-immersive instruments. While BICARMED SafeCleanBOX machine is effective even where ultrasound fails. It does not completely remove only some invisible residues.



