CODE EUS119
PHARMASTERIL IRONS
Description
Aqueous-based instrument and medical device disinfectant for the disinfection and aseptic storage of surgical instruments and instruments. Contains antioxidant (sodium nitrite).
Use involves keeping the instruments submerged in this ready-to-use solution. The product maintains its effectiveness for up to 24 h. Recommended at Medical Offices and Clinics, Analysis Centers, Beauty and Podiatry Centers for aseptic disinfection-preservation of instrumentation.
Medical Device CE 0476 CLASS IIb CND D99 Inscrib. Repertory No. 2061106
Applications
– Cleansing and disinfection of surgical instruments (contact time 2′); temporary sterile storage of surgical instruments. – Also indicated for ultrasonic equipment. – A contact time of 20-30 minutes is recommended for decontamination of surgical instruments, according to the Ministerial Decree of 28/09/90 “Standards of protection from professional HIV infection in public and private health and welfare facilities.”
Microbicidal activity
– Active on gram +, gram -, yeasts, fungi and viruses (HIV,HBV,HCV). The active ingredient in PHARMASTERIL FERRI, for example, gave absence of bactericidal growth already after 1 minute of contact on: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococci, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia.
Mechanism of action
– The active ingredient in PHARMASTERIL FERRI reduces the surface tension at the point of absorption, is thus rapidly absorbed on negatively charged bacterial surfaces (proteins, bacteria, etc.), has precipitating, complexing and denaturing effects on proteins, and causes enzymatic modification of the cytoplasmic membrane of microorganisms.