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Cytoculture Cytotoxic Safety Cabinet

Cytoculture Cytotoxic Safety Cabinet

Esco’s Cytoculture® Cytotoxic Safety Cabinet is the premium solution for cytotoxic/antineoplastic drug processing; providing the highest level of patient, pharmacist, and environmental protection. This revolutionary product builds on Esco’s experience of more than 20 years as a global leader in biological safety containment technology.

The unique demands of handling and preparing cytotoxic drugs for use in chemotherapy require a specialized cabinet. With this in mind, Esco has developed a highly specialized cabinet designed especially for the preparation of these potentially dangerous drugs.

Key Benefits:

•   Safe filter changing
•   Safer dual exhaust filters
•   HEPA certified to EN 12469

Features

• Sentinel™ Microprocessor controller supervises all functions
• Meets the requirements of the European Standard EN 12469 for microbiological safety cabinets
• Provides you with the highest level of operator safety to protect you and your personnel from the cytotoxic and other hazardous compounds
• Motorized sash helps simplify transfer of materials into the work zone
• Highest level of cleanliness within the work zone for patient safety and product cleanliness
• Esco Isocide™ antimicrobial coating on all painted surfaces minimizes contamination
• Dual long-life ULPA filters for supply and exhaust airflow
• Additional secondary HEPA exhaust filter
  • Filters can be changed without exposing the ambient environment and service personnel to potential hazards
• Spacious knee room maximizes operator comfort, 245mm (9.6") inward
• Angled front improves reach into the work zone and prevents glare off the sliding sash
• Available in 1.2 and 1.8m models (4’ and 6’)

Principle

• Air enters the cabinet through perforations located in front of the work zone before mixing with used downflow air in a common chamber below the work zone (this air does not mix with the filtered downflow air in the cabinet’s main chamber). This mixed air then passes through the HEPA filter located beneath the work zone.
• The HEPA filtered air then passes through the internal ducting, in the back wall of the cabinet, to a common air plenum where 35% is exhausted through the ULPA exhaust filter and 65% is forced evenly through the ULPA supply filter. This sterilized air serves as the supply downflow, flushing all contaminants from the cabinet’s work zone.
• The supply laminar air in the work zone splits and enters the perforations, located at the front and rear-side of the chamber, to reach the common air plenum beneath the work zone; wherein the cycle is repeated.