STERILIZATION/DISINFECTION CYCLE CONTROL
Application 449/KOL/2005 published 2006-12-01, filed 2005-05-27
A sterilizer includes a vacuum chamber, a source of vaporizable sterilant, a vacuum pump, and a control system. The control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature of the load, such as lumen length and diameter, and determine one or more parameters of the sterilization cycle based upon the inputs. (FIG. 1)
Applicant
ETHICON, INC.
U.S. ROUTE 22, SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Inventor
SU-SYIN S. WU; JAMES P. KOHLER; HAROLD R. WILLIAMS
International Info
Classification: A61L 1/00
Publication Number:
Priority Information
10/856664 USA 2004-05-28