A data logger for use with a dental autoclave is disclosed. The data loggerreceives data transmitted from the dental autoclave and stores the data onsecuredigital memory. The data logger assigns a cycle number to data receivedassociated with a particular sterilization cycle and stores the dataassociated withthis cycle number on the memory until the associated sterilization cycle iscompleteat which time a new cycle number, increased by a factor of one, is assigned totheincoming data associated with a new sterilization cycle. A visual display isprovidedthat displays the data associated with the various stages of a sterilizationcycle ofthe dental autoclave in real-time for quick reference and verification. Thedatalogger provides for compact and convenient data storage of dentalsterilizationcycles for record keeping and verification purposes.
