Dürr Hygoclave a drawcard at ADX

The premium Dürr Hygoclave range has attracted plenty of attention at this year's ADX Sydney event. The Hygoclave 40 and Hygoclave 50 models are already well-known throughout international markets for their ease of operation and efficiency in the dental practice, thanks to fast operating cycles and flexible drying programs.

Smart cycles

The Hygoclave can process dental instruments in as little as 30 minutes (including drying time) using the "B Flash" cycle - and does so with minimal water and power use, making them eco friendly as well.

The "B Standard" sterilisation program ensures reliable reprocessing of instruments. Being a "smart" machine, drying time is automatically extended according to load size - while additional vacuum cycles can be pre-selected on the Hygoclave 50 using the "B Standard Plus" program to accommodate hard to dry, complex hollow loads. The result is properly processed, dry loads every time with no need for reprocessing.

Feedback from dental practices is that the Hygoclave is a joy to use with next to no training thanks to the intuitive layout of its colour touchscreen display and easy to understand icon-based buttons. Key day-to-day functions are just a simple button-press.

For example, one press on the coloured 5" (125mm) touch screen can select the most recently used sterilisation cycle; produce a batch report; or initiate a test program directly from the home screen without having to go deep into menus to set parameters.

Traceability

An automated powered door with locking mechanism and integrated user management system guarantees secure and easy workflows, supporting full traceability back to an operator and cycle.

The Hygoclave has a dedicated interface for practice management and hygiene software, as well as internal storage capacity for a massive 100,000 cycles. It can also produce barcode labels and batch reports on an optional attached Dürr printer.

The premium Hygoclave 50 is also "future proof" with an interface for remote monitoring and operation via the VistaSoft Monitor app and computer software, including remote cycle history backup and downloading of reports to a user's PC, together with remote service diagnostics ability available to Australian users using the free VistaSoft Monitor program.

Flexible water supply options

A unique feature of Hygoclave 50 is its extremely flexible water supply options, making it easy to install in any practice, as well as its built-in automatic water quality test function with alerts.

The Dürr Hygoclave 50 steriliser can be filled with water manually via the externally accessible tanks with its unique top opening "butterfly" doors; via a suction system from a canister of treated water; or from a fully automated Dürr water treatment system.

The Dürr Hygoclave is manufactured from quality stainless steel and special high temperature and ionised water-resistant plastics for sustained trouble-free operation.

It is available with either a 17L or 22L chamber matching the size and throughput of the practice.

The product is also easy to maintain and service-friendly due to its intelligent and modular design which has already won a big thumbs up from dental equipment technicians in Australia.