A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc. Compact sterilizing units that use pressurized steam to generate moist heat to eliminate viable microbes from non-heat-sensitive medical devices and products used for surgical and general patient care. Most tabletop sterilizers have chamber sizes less than 0.5 cubic meters and are typically used within the hospital in operating suites, labor and delivery areas, physician offices, outpatient medical surgical facilities, and dental offices.