Moisture in rigid containers

Our caskets have filters, so they are not entirely impermeable.

The autoclave settings are different for trays than liquids. Perhaps what would suffice for one would not sterilize the other.

I would be more worried about the offending wet tray being dirty (ie not fully cleaned and dried before going into the tray).

We use caskets and have documentation from the manufacturer that liquid inside a sterilized casket is in fact sterile. They do not have filters to change. It was necessary to have this paperwork since it goes against the whole "wet pack" mentality.

If your caskets do not have filters, how does the steam penetrate? I have never seen any without filters. If there is moisture in a casket with filters, how do we know it did not happen after sterilization... spills or the like? I would always go under the assumption it is contaminated. You will always be safe.

DNRme-the rationale was that the filters have little holes in them that close during the drying phase of sterilization, which is why we always look at the filters for holes prior to the basket being placed on the sterile back table.

I'm pretty sure the caskets that are made without filters Are the ones with the large rubber Come way Valves. They were designed for flash sterilization and while being used for flashing in emergency cases the moisture inside would be sterile but if I remember there is a much shorter shelf life on these trays that average containers done in prevac or gravity cycles.