Test device for checking a pre-vacuum steam sterilization apparatus
US8353624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2/28
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Test device capable of checking the quality of the sterilizing steam in a pre-vacuum apparatus intended for sterilization, including a receptacle forming an elongate chamber closed at its distal end and open at its proximal end, in which the chamber contains a filling load, and at least one undesirable gas presence indicator arranged toward the distal closed end of the chamber. According to the invention; the undesirable gas presence indicator is an electronic temperature sensor, and the filling load comprises at least, in the operating position, one path enabling a flow by gravity of the water condensed in the chamber from the steam primarily forming the atmosphere of same, to the opening of the proximal end.
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