Blueprint: Pressure-Cooker Steam Sterilization of Instruments — Implementation Specification

Implementation specification for steam sterilization of a 2.0 kg wrapped instrument load in a 10 litre household pressure cooker at 121 °C for 30 minutes, requiring 1.547 MJ and $0.061–0.091 fuel per cycle for 5 cycles per day, with equipment, cycle, verification, safety and failure-mode procedures. DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT, NOT CLINICALLY TESTED Blueprint for the protocol published as DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24109034.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24111311
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Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
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Blueprint: Pressure-Cooker Steam Sterilization of Instruments — Implementation Specification

William Alexander Aldred
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
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Blueprint: Pressure-Cooker Steam Sterilization of Instruments — Implementation Specification

William Alexander Aldred
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Abstract

Implementation specification for steam sterilization of a 2.0 kg wrapped instrument load in a 10 litre household pressure cooker at 121 °C for 30 minutes, requiring 1.547 MJ and $0.061–0.091 fuel per cycle for 5 cycles per day, with equipment, cycle, verification, safety and failure-mode procedures. DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT, NOT CLINICALLY TESTED Blueprint for the protocol published as DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24109034.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
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