Vessel useful for monitoring plasma sterilizing processes
US5482684A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S422/906
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for testing sterilization processes is provided by a vessel having a chamber, a plasma generator adapted to generate a plasma upstream of the chamber, a monitor associated with the chamber, and a biological or chemical indicator disposable within the chamber. The plasma generator generates upstream plasma that contains a plurality of atomic and/or molecular species, and the monitor is capable of determining a concentration of selected species in the plasma when flowing through the chamber.
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