Apparatus and method for sterilizing medical devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10668180
APP PUB NO 20170252473A1
SERIAL NO

15441707

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A sterilizing cabinet performs a method of processing a medical device, such as a used medical device or an otherwise non-sterile medical device. The method includes receiving input from a user selecting a sterilization cycle from a plurality of available sterilization cycles. The sterilizing cabinet identifies a biological indicator associated with the selected sterilization cycle. The sterilizing cabinet prompts the user via a touch screen display to place the medical device and the biological indicator into a sterilization chamber of a sterilizing cabinet. The sterilizing cabinet performs load conditioning on the medical device in the sterilization chamber. The sterilizing cabinet then performs the selected sterilization cycle on the medical device in the sterilization chamber after completing the act of load conditioning.

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ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBHIM MAJORENACKER 10 SCHAFFHAUSEN 8207

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Childs, Jacob S Huntington Beach, US 30 560
Eghbal, Darius D Sierra Madre, US 24 357
Fryer, Benjamin M Lake Forest, US 15 193
Mangiaterra, Marco A La Habra, US 7 183
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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