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Blackstone DGT-8B

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Blackstone DGT-8B

Product Code: STDI-SE-3961

Vacuum sterilising sized for practices that run a few pouches at a time.

If a practice sterilises only a few pouches at a time, the DGT-8B delivers Class B vacuum cycles in an 8-litre cylindrical chamber, 170 mm across and 320 mm deep, on a compact 445 × 580 mm footprint.

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Autoclave

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Sterilisation & Disinfection

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New

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China

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Certified Professional Seller

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Supplier: Medigear

Blackstone builds the DGT-8B as an 8-litre Class B benchtop steam steriliser for solo practitioners and small clinics with modest instrument loads. Its chamber is a cylinder 170 mm in diameter and 320 mm deep, about 7.3 litres by geometry, and the Blackstone sheet rates the unit at 2.2 kW. The series listing sets design limits at 0.25 MPa and 139 °C, with rated working conditions at 0.22 MPa and 134 °C. It offers 110 V 60 Hz and 220 V 50 Hz versions.

Absence is the honest place to start. A 170 mm bore and 320 mm depth leave no room for long instruments, large pouched sets or multi-tray batches, and pouches must neither be folded nor touch the chamber walls. What the design keeps is the Class B function itself: the series listing describes three pre-vacuum stages, a drying function, Bowie-Dick, helix and vacuum test programmes and a built-in steam generator, all within a footprint of 445 × 580 mm.

In the Blackstone photograph, the front door carries a large round blue handle, with a blue-framed display at the upper right above a keypad, a small flap below the keypad and vents along the side. The series listing adds a safety interlock and protection against over-temperature, over-pressure, low water and dry running. The enquiry team shares the Blackstone ratings, the feature list, trays and water arrangements.

The cabinet measures 445 × 580 × 400 mm and weighs 40 kg. Medigear. UK offers it to buyers in more than 80 countries, and the enquiry team provides stock and lead time information.

Solo dental practitioners, chiropody and podiatry clinics, veterinary practices, aesthetic clinics and GP minor surgery rooms that reprocess a few pouched instruments at a time are the natural buyers for the DGT-8B. Its Class B cycles suit pouched instruments, small hollow items and small porous loads in an 8-litre chamber.

The honest question for a chamber this size is what fits, and loading guidance answers it. Guidance drawing on CDC recommendations places peel pouches on edge in mesh racks, paper facing plastic, and warns that overloading is the most common cause of wet packs. Pouch makers add that packages must not be folded and must not touch the chamber walls. A dental equipment maker notes that overloading or crowding pouches interferes with air removal, steam penetration and drying. In a 170 × 320 mm chamber, those rules set a firm limit on instrument length and pouch count.

That limit is the trade the DGT-8B makes. It gives up capacity and keeps the parts of Class B that matter most: vacuum air removal, drying, test programmes and a small footprint on a standard worktop. For a practice whose sessions produce a handful of pouches, it leaves nothing essential out.

Before choosing, list the longest pouched instrument and the busiest session's pouch count, and check both against the tray dimensions and maximum load.

Tender specifications, including NHS ones, set out load sizes, sterilisation class, and testing for small sterilisers, and public buyers in other countries do much the same. The conformity documentation those procurement routes require is issued by the manufacturer and shared by the enquiry team.

Class B Kept Intact

Vacuum air removal, drying and test programmes stay in the design, according to the series listing. Small size does not mean a lower class.

Sized for Small Loads

An 8-litre chamber matches practices that sterilise a few pouches at a time. Cycles carry the load a small session produces.

A Footprint for Standard Worktops

A 445 × 580 mm footprint sits on a 600 mm worktop with room to spare. Bench space for other work survives the installation.

Test Programmes Built In

The series listing includes Bowie-Dick, helix and vacuum test programmes. The daily air removal check runs on the steriliser itself.

Protection Functions

The series listing describes over-temperature, over-pressure, low-water and dry-running protection, with a safety door lock.

Steam From Within

A built-in steam generator, according to the series listing, supplies the chamber without any external connection.

Stated Ratings

The series listing lists design figures of 0.25 MPa and 139 °C, and working figures of 0.22 MPa and 134 °C.

Clear Limits for Planning

Chamber dimensions of 170 × 320 mm tell a practitioner exactly which instruments and how many pouches will fit. Nothing is left to discover after delivery.

Display and Keypad

A blue-framed display sits above a keypad on the right of the front, as the Blackstone photograph shows.

8-Litre Chamber

A cylinder 170 mm across and 320 mm deep, about 7.3 litres by geometry.

Class B Category

The manufacturer's catalogue lists the series as Class B under EN 13060.

Power

The Blackstone sheet gives 2.2 kW; the series listing quotes 2 kW.

Supply Voltage

The series listing gives 110 V 60 Hz and 220 V 50 Hz versions.

Design Ratings

The series listing gives 0.25 MPa design pressure and 139 °C design temperature.

Rated Working Conditions

The series listing shows working conditions of 0.22 MPa and 134 °C.

Pre-Vacuum

Three pre-vacuum stages, according to the series listing.

Drying

The series listing includes a drying function.

Test Programmes

Bowie-Dick, helix and vacuum tests, with a standard test interface, per the series listing.

Safety Interlock

The series listing includes a safety interlocking device and door lock.

Display and Keypad

A blue-framed display and keypad sit on the right of the front panel.

Door

The front door carries a large round blue handle.

Overall Size

The cabinet measures 445 × 580 × 400 mm.

Weight and Packing

The unit weighs 40 kg net and 49 kg gross and ships in a 640 × 500 × 450 mm carton.

The DGT-8B suits solo dental practitioners, chiropody and podiatry clinics, veterinary practices, aesthetic clinics and GP minor surgery rooms that process a few pouched instruments at a time and want Class B cycles on a standard worktop. They are the wrong choice for long instruments, multi-chair volumes, and tray-based workflows. Before ordering, measure the longest pouched instrument, count the busiest session's pouches and confirm the tray dimensions, circuit and lifting plan. Medigear.uk lists the DGT-8B for business buyers worldwide and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, familiarisation and service cover. Ask the enquiry team for the Blackstone ratings, the feature and programme list, the tray dimensions and the EN 13060 evidence before ordering.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

Room for long instruments, large pouched sets and anything beyond a small number of pouches per cycle. Practices that process full trays, implant kits or several chairs' worth of instruments each session need a larger chamber. The DGT-8B is honest about its size: it suits small loads run often.

The chamber is 320 mm deep, and pouches must not be folded or touch the chamber walls. Plan for pouched instruments that sit comfortably within that depth, and ask the enquiry team for the tray length before ordering so you can check the longest instrument in each set.

That depends on the trays or racks supplied and on good loading practice. Guidance based on CDC recommendations places peel pouches on edge in mesh racks, paper facing plastic, with nothing overlapping and nothing pressed against the walls. The maximum load per cycle comes from the enquiry team, and loading to it, not beyond it, protects both sterilising and drying.

A series listing for the range describes three pre-vacuum stages, a drying function, Bowie-Dick, helix and vacuum test programmes, a standard test interface, a built-in steam generator and a safety interlock. It also lists protection against over-temperature, over-pressure, low water and dry running. The enquiry team shares the feature list for the Blackstone-badged unit with the quotation.

Solo dental practitioners, chiropody and podiatry clinics, veterinary practices, aesthetic clinics and GP minor surgery rooms whose loads are a few pouched instruments at a time. These users gain Class B vacuum cycles without giving up bench space they need for other work.

When instruments are long, when several chairs feed one decontamination room, or when the workflow is built around full trays, those practices would spend the day running repeat cycles in a chamber this size.

A series listing for the range gives 0.25 MPa design pressure, 139 °C design temperature, 0.22 MPa rated working pressure and 134 °C rated working temperature. The enquiry team states the figures for the Blackstone-badged unit, together with the sterilising and drying ranges and the programme list.

Its footprint is 445 × 580 mm, and it stands 400 mm high, so it sits on a standard 600 mm worktop with space to spare for the side vents. At 40 kg, it exceeds what HSE guidance suggests two people should lift together, so move it with a trolley at bench height or another lifting aid.

The Blackstone sheet gives 2.2 kW, about 10 A at 230 V, while the series listing quotes 2 kW, so plan the circuit for 2.2 kW. The listing offers 110 V 60 Hz and 220 V 50 Hz versions. For UK mains, order the 50 Hz unit and have the circuit checked under BS 7671.

The relevant standard is EN 13060, which covers small steam sterilisers and defines Class B as its vacuum category. Request the manufacturer's Class B type-test results with the quotation, and plan installation validation and periodic testing in line with decontamination guidance for the setting, such as HTM 01-05 for English dental practice.

Because it holds steam under pressure, Great Britain's Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 apply, and a competent person must prepare a written scheme of examination for the steriliser. PUWER sets the training duties, BS 7671 governs the circuit, and the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 cover delivery. Medigear.uk can arrange installation, commissioning and service cover.

The DGT-8B is typically Class IIa under UK MDR 2002, or higher depending on use, as stated on the manufacturer's declaration of conformity, which the enquiry team shares. Look for the legal manufacturer's name on that declaration and for references to EN 13060, EN 61010-1 and EN 61010-2-040.