Autoclave Charles Chamberland in 1884, although a precursor known as the steam digester was created by Denis Papin in 1679. The name comes from Greek "auto-", ultimately meaning self, and Latin "clavis" meaning key, thus a self-locking device. Sterilization autoclaves are widely used in microbiology, medicine, podiatry, tattooing, body piercing, veterinary medicine, mycology, funerary practice, dentistry, and prosthetics fabrication. They vary in size and function depending on the media to be sterilized and are sometimes called retort in the chemical and food industries. Typical loads include laboratory glassware, other equipment and waste, surgical instruments, and medical waste. A notable recent and
Mercator Medical S.A. gauze compresses, non-woven fabric compresses, high-absorbency compresses, adhesive tapes on various types of carriers, dressings for the fastening of cannula, surgical dressings, plaster bandages, stabilising supports, and net bandages. Mercator Medical S.A. Mercator Medical S.A. – is a Polish company established in 1996 in Kraków, involved in the manufacture of disposable personal protective equipment for medical purposes and surgical drapes (medical gloves, disposable medical devices, dressings, and protective products made of non-woven fabric). The company dates back to 1989, when Piotr and Wiesław Żyznowski started a new business under the name Mercator Żyznowski i Spółka [General Partnership]. In 1993, it