Plasma sterilizer apparatus using a non-flammable mixture of hydrogen and oxygen
US5650693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05H1/46
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for plasma sterilization of articles is provided that comprises a plasma generator and a sterilizing chamber. The plasma generator has an inlet for receiving a premixed gas mixture from a pressurized source. The pressurized gas mixture source is a single container (or multiple containers with the same contents), having a noble gas and further having a non-flammable mixture of hydrogen and oxygen.
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