System and method for automating verification of medical instrument sterilization compatibility and sterilization cycle selection

US11000614B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ASP Global Manufacturing GmbH · CH

Inventors

• Philippe Kanh Dang · San Diego, US
• Venkata Danam · Irvine, US
• Jeremy M. Yarwood · Maplewood, US
• Yaeer E. Lev · San Francisco, US
• Brian J. Thompson · Aliso Viejo, US
• Amy K. Smith · Yorba Linda, US
• Sora Rhee · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2018
• Grant date: May 11, 2021
• Expiry date: May 16, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A sterilization system includes a communication hub that is configured to transfer information between devices of the system such as a sterilizing cabinet, biological indicator analyzer, and a server in order to allow a user to track a medical device throughout a sterilization process. The server may provide data to the sterilizing cabinet during a sterilization process that may be used to verify that the medical device is compatible with the sterilizing cabinet, and to automatically select a compatible sterilization cycle to perform on the medical device. Automatic selection of sterilization cycles and confirmation of compatibility reduces the possibility for user error, which could result in contaminated medical devices being placed back into service. Automatic selection of sterilization cycles also allows users to more efficiently configure and perform sterilization cycles while being confident that the medical device will be sterile upon completion.