Sterlization apparatus
US6507030B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L12/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sterilizer comprising an openable enclosure (2,4) for surrounding one or more articles (8A, 8B) to be sterilized, the enclosure being arranged to attenuate microwave radiation such that in use, when the enclosure is irradiated with microwave energy, the microwave field energy throughout the interior of the enclosure is significantly less than that outside the enclosure, and the enclosure including a gas tight cavity (2C, 4C) containing a gaseous charge, the charge being chosen from the group of materials which emit ultraviolet radiation when irradiated with microwave radiation.
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