Method for external sterilization of drug delivery device

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12233177
APP PUB NO 20210077645A1
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17022695

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A method of externally sterilizing a drug delivery device utilizing Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is provided, including placing the drug delivery device in a sterilization chamber, introducing into the chamber a dose of NO2 having a concentration of between about 2 and 20 milligrams per Liter by applying a vacuum level of between about 10 and 600 Torr and holding the vacuum level for a dwell time of between about 2 and 20 minutes, repeating the step of introducing into the chamber a dose of NO2 for a number of pulses between about 1 and 24, purging the sterilization chamber of at least substantially all of the NO2, and aerating the sterilization chamber.

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  • AMGEN INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abbas, Shermeen A Porter Ranch, US 2 3
Bitong, Anthony Calabasas, US 4 6
Devitt, Shaun King of Prussia, US 10 32
Due, Mads Schjoth Kongens Lyngby, DK 4 6
Guirguis, Malak Los Angeles, US 4 3
Liu, Jessica Hai Agoura Hills, US 4 3
Mismar, Wael Redondo Beach, US 20 87
Saifan, Rami Thousand Oaks, US 1 3
Schalhoub, Kenneth G Denver, US 5 18
Wu, Chia-Jung Agoura Hills, US 20 110

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