Medical sterile container and method for determining the sterilization status of a medical sterile container
US9393077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/182
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a first aspect of the invention, a medical sterile container has a container interior for accommodating articles to be sterilized. The medical sterile container comprises a pressure-activatable sterilization status detection device for detecting a sterilization status of the sterile container. In a second aspect of the invention, a method for determining the sterilization status of a medical sterile container having a container interior for accommodating articles to be sterilized is provided. While the sterile container is undergoing a sterilization process in a sterilization apparatus, pressure differences to which the sterile container is thereby subjected are detected, and the sterilization status sterile is allocated to the sterile container if during the sterilization process a limit value for a pressure gradient per time unit is exceeded.
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