Method of sterilizing medical devices, analyzing biological indicators, and linking medical device sterilization equipment

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United States of America

PATENT NO 10561753
APP PUB NO 20170252474A1
SERIAL NO

15441786

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A biological indicator analyzer includes a plurality of wells, a plurality of organism detector features, and a user input feature such as a touch screen. Each well is configured to receive a respective biological indicator. Each organism detector feature is configured to detect whether a biological indicator disposed in a corresponding well of the plurality of wells contains a living organism. The touch screen is configured to receive user input and provide information to the user indicating a status of biological indicator analysis. The biological indicator analyzer may be used to analyze a biological indicator that was positioned in a sterilization chamber of a sterilizing cabinet along with at least one medical device that is to be sterilized. The analysis may indicate whether the sterilization cycle in the sterilization chamber as successful.

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  • ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Childs, Jacob S Huntington Beach, US 30 560
Danam, Venkata Irvine, US 6 190
Dang, Philippe Kanh San Diego, US 4 190
Eghbal, Darius D Sierra Madre, US 24 357
Fryer, Benjamin M Lake Forest, US 15 193
Lev, Yaeer Redondo Beach, US 6 190
Mangiaterra, Marco A La Habra, US 7 183
Schwartz, Howell B Irvine, US 11 234
Shaffer, Margaret D San Clemente, US 8 195
Thompson, Brian J Aliso Viejo, US 19 716
Xie, Chunhui Hebei, CN 12 195
Yarwood, Jeremy M Aliso Viejo, US 19 335

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