Why Use An Automated Washer?

The advantages of automated washing systems over traditional manual cleaning are recognized by the CDC and independent research and testing organizations. If it's not clean, it can't be sterilized. SciCan offers the tabletop HYDRIM C51w instrument washer and the newly redesigned floor model HYDRIM L110w to meet the needs of your dental practice.

Key benefits to your dental practice are:

Virtually eliminates handscrubbing

Protect your staff against the hazards of skin puncture and aerosolized contaminants from manual or ultrasonic washing, manual rinsing and manual drying.

Save valuable time

Spend more time in revenue-generating work with patients, rather than scrubbing instruments.

Third party cleaning validation indicates 99.9% protein removal

HYDRIM'S powerful circulation pumps and wash arms, combined with SciCan's HIP chemical, result in exceptional cleaning performance.

Chemical developed specifically for dental use

HIP chemical is a proprietary blend of surfactants (Surface Acting Agents), which are substances that reduce the surface tension of the water and increase its ability to lift debris from instruments. Your valuable instruments are cleaned and protected with HIP!

Consistent repeatable cycles

Ensure that every set of instruments receives the same validated cleaning process, without the variability inherent in manual scrubbing and ultrasonic cleaners.

Fresh water and chemical for each load

A precise amount of liquid cleaning solution is dispensed automatically, without the clumping associated with powder detergents. In contrast with ultrasonic cleaners, in which the water is reused for a day or more, HYDRIM uses fresh water for each cycle.

Automated equipment is recommended in "Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings - MMWR 2003"

Using automated equipment can be safer and more efficient than manually cleaning contaminated instruments.

Easily adaptable for either loose instruments or cassettes

Accommodates your current instrument management procedures and your future growth plans.

The HYDRIMÆ Washing System

Prior to placing instruments in the HYDRIM, remove composite, cement and amalgam at chairside. Then load instruments in cassettes or baskets, place in the HYDRIM, and press start. HYDRIM's rapid cycles wash, rinse and dry your instruments, preparing them for sterilization in STATIMÆ or other autoclaves.

The HIP™ chemical (HYDRIM Cleaning Solution with Instrument Protection) has been carefully formulated to provide outstanding compatibility with a wide range of materials and coatings. HIP is automatically added at various stages in the cycle to optimize the cleaning and protection of instruments. Independent testing indicates 99.9% protein removal - far beyond the level detectable with the naked eye!

Speed, durability, proprietary chemical and software; these are the elements that combine to make HYDRIM the best instrument washing system available.

PREWASH Small HIP dose starts the cleaning process and protects instruments from corrosion 45_C

WASH Main HIP dose gently lifts debris from the instruments 50_C

RINSE Small HIP dose rinses and protects instruments from corrosion 60_C

DRY As water is evaporating from instruments HIP protects them from corrosion in the moist, oxygen-rich chamber