Method of sterilizing medical articles
US5014494A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method of radiation sterilization of medical articles, replacing the oxygen in the sterilization package with nitrogen prior to sterilizing prevents most of the brittleness and discoloration in the articles.
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