Hospitals and clinics that reprocess surgical instruments in a Miele PG 8535 or PG 8536 use the E 327/1. Theatre and sterile services staff load instrument sets in DIN mesh trays, up to four per load, as the sets return from the operating list. Miele names the optimal loading of DIN mesh trays for reprocessing surgical instruments as its purpose.
The two levels organise the load. Two DIN mesh trays sit on each level, so a full set of instruments for several patients can travel together, and the unit takes two SPRI mesh trays when that format is in use. Each tray has its place on a level. A department that sends many instrument sets through each day can fill both levels and treat them in one programme.
The spray arm is part of the unit. An integrated magnetic spray arm works with the spray arm sensors through a magnet, and a bracket for the ML/2 supports mobile unit recognition and spray arm control. The washer therefore knows which unit it is carrying, and the trays are served by an arm that comes with them.
The unit is made of stainless steel and weighs 2.40 kg net, or 3.30 kg gross. It measures 570 × 530 × 410 mm, so a department should allow a loading area beside the washer for that footprint, and the listed weights let shipping and handling be planned from the figures. Material number 07333100 and EAN 4002514556239 identify the unit for reorder, and the older article number is 69532702D.