Instrument |
Uses |
The Autoclave |
used in sterilizing instruments for various aseptic procedures. |
Instrument sterilizers |
Used to sterilize instruments in absence of an autoclave |
Dressing drums |
storage of gowns, cotton, linen, etc |
The microscope |
used for visualising minute structures including microbes. |
Various stains |
used to stain microscopic slides to get contrast |
Hot air oven |
used in sterilizing instruments for various aseptic procedures, specially if that can not be autoclaved like powders. |
Koch's or Arnold's steam sterilizer |
used for steam sterilization |
A pressure cooker |
used as a portable autoclave. |
Biological and chemical indicators |
Used to ascertain if a certain process has been completed, eg. spores used in an autoclave are killed if autoclaving is properly done.For details, see indicators |
Filters: |
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•Candle filter: |
used as household water filters and as filters for large particles in the laboratories. |
••Diatomaceous earth filters like the Berkefeld filter |
-do- |
••Unglazed porcelain filters like the Chamberland filter |
-do- |
•Disk filter or Seitz filter |
previously used as bacteriological filters; presently obsolete |
•Sintered glass filter |
used as a good particle filter in laboratories. |
•Membrane filter and Syringe filter |
used as primary bacterial/cell filters in procedures as toxin, immunoglobulin, etc production, where the product gets denatured on heating. |
•Air filter |
used in various laboratories and clean rooms to produce lamellar air flow. |
Radiation: |
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•Gamma ray source |
used in sterilization of heat-labile products like plastic or rubber syringes, catheters and gloves. |
•X-ray source |
-do- |
•Infrared light source |
-do- |
•Ultraviolet light source |
-do- |
Inspissator |
used to produce culture media for bacteriology that contain egg or serum, which coagulate on heating. |
Tyndallizer |
a process of sterilization from spore bearing bacteria; vide link |
Water bath |
to heat things uniformly from all sides at a set temperature up to the boiling point of water. |
Needle Destroyer |
Burns the needle electrically either cuts the syringe manually or burns it electrically |
Sharps container[4] |
A non-perforable container for sharp wastes like needles, blades, microscope slides, broken glass, etc. |
Cardboard biomedical waste containers |
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Reusable tubs[5] |
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Colour coded biomedical waste bags (India) [6] |
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•Yellow plastic bags |
for human anatomical, animal, microbiological and soiled waste. |
•Red disinfected container or plastic bags |
microbiological waste, solid waste(IV tubes, catheters, etc.) |
•Blue or White plastic bag or puncture proof containers |
sharps, disposable tubings, etc |
•Black Plastic bag or puncture proof containers |
discarded medicines, incineration ash, chemical waste |
Disinfectants |
for cleaning |
Incinerators |
to burn biomedical wastes like removed body parts, blood, gauze, linen, etc. |