Process for dry sterilization of medical devices and materials
US5393490A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Articles which it is intended to sterilize are placed into a confined volume and are subjected to neutral species of an electrical discharge while maintaining the volume glowless and substantially field free by interposing a barrier between the articles and the discharge, the barrier being transparent to neutral species and opaque to charged species emanating from the discharge.
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