Dialysis connector and cap compatible with gas sterilization
US8617465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dialysis disposable sterilization method including: fitting a cap to a connector such that a cap/connector interface can hold a pressure; applying a sterilizing gas through an inside of the connector such that the gas flows through (i) the inside of the connector, (ii) around to the outside of the connector, (iii) past a stabilization rib, and (iv) into contact with one side of the cap/connector interface; and applying the sterilizing gas at an outside of the cap such that the sterilizing gas flows around a bottom of the cap and contacts an opposing side of the cap/connector interface.
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