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Autoclaving process and apparatus

US5735061A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1996
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J3/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and process for sterilizing and drying products comprising a first step of autoclaving and a second step of cyclic pressurizing with a substantially dry contaminant-free gas. The second step obviates the problem of recontamination after sterilization and permits drying at lower than conventional temperatures.

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