Method and device for the hygienic treatment of medical, especially dental instruments.

摘要

In the method proposed by the invention the following process steps take place automatically in a single device in a preselectable process: 1.1 Cleaning of the outer surfaces of the instruments (13) and, where appropriate, of the media channels (27) by means of a high-energy water jet, initially with cold water and thereafter with preheated water, 1.2 Intensive after-cleaning and disinfection of the outer surfaces and, where appropriate, of the media channels, as well as of movable internal parts (25) and their bearings (26) by blowing water vapour at from 60 to 100 DEG C over and through them, 1.3 Care of the movable internal parts by injection of a metered quantity of a lubricant, 1.4 Sterilisation of the instruments on the inside and outside by means of saturated steam, preferably at 134 DEG C, 1.5 Drying and cooling of the instruments by means of a cooling medium.