N, S, or B Class Autoclave: Autoclave Class Summary

Autoclave Class Summary

 Autoclave Class Autoclave Class Summary

Class N Autoclaves

The Lowest Class. 

No Vacuum pump so you can only sterilise instruments with a solid (not hollow) structure, and which are unpackaged.

Class S Autoclaves

The Middle Class.

Single stage vacuum pump. suitable for the sterilisation of single-packed, multilayer packed and more massive instruments, which you cannot sterilise in class N autoclaves.

Class B Autoclaves

TheHighest Class. 

Features a fractionated pre-vacuum that completely removes air from the chamber. These are what hospitals, medical centres, and dental clinics usually use for their instruments.