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Sensors in the Autoclave-Modelling and Implementation of the IoT Steam Sterilization Procedure Counter

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SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21020510

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sterilization; Internet of Things; sensors; simulation; internet of medical things

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The study aims to develop a sensor system that automatically detects successful steam sterilization and has validated the system's feasibility through thermal simulations. Further research on optimizing the system will be crucial for potential commercialization of the solution.
Surgical procedures involve major risks, as pathogens can enter the body unhindered. To prevent this, most surgical instruments and implants are sterilized. However, ensuring that this process is carried out safely and according to the normative requirements is not a trivial task. This study aims to develop a sensor system that can automatically detect successful steam sterilization on the basis of the measured temperature profiles. This can be achieved only when the relationship between the temperature on the surface of the tool and the temperature at the measurement point inside the tool is known. To find this relationship, the thermodynamic model of the system has been developed. Simulated results of thermal simulations were compared with the acquired temperature profiles to verify the correctness of the model. Simulated temperature profiles are in accordance with the measured temperature profiles, thus the developed model can be used in the process of further development of the system as well as for the development of algorithms for automated evaluation of the sterilization process. Although the developed sensor system proved that the detection of sterilization cycles can be automated, further studies that address the possibility of optimization of the system in terms of geometrical dimensions, used materials, and processing algorithms will be of significant importance for the potential commercialization of the presented solution.

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