Sterilizer test device
US7875239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2/28
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A re-usable sterilizer test device is disclosed which is comprised of at least two parts which are releasably connected together. An indicator device which changes color in the presence of steam after a certain time period is deposited within the two parts. One or both of the bodies is manufactured from a material having a predetermined degree of porosity as regards steam and is generally cylindrical or spherical so that the outer surface of said one or both bodies forms a significant and substantial portion of the external surface of the assembled device. Steam penetrates the porous body and passes into a cavity inside the body from where the steam can move internally of the device through suitable passageways and into a chamber where the indicator is located.
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