Asp Global Manufacturing Gmbh

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Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc.

Brian J Thompson

Jeremy M Yarwood

Jacob S Childs

Darius D Eghbal

Venkata Danam

Yaeer Lev

Benjamin M Fryer

Margaret D Shaffer

Marco A Mangiaterra

Chunhui Xie

Philippe Kanh Dang

Mark S Zeiner

Michael S Cropper

Paul T Franer

Sora Rhee

Thomas A Gilker

Howell B Schwartz

Amy K Smith

Geoffrey C Hueil

David Keith Norvell

Aaron C Voegele

Daniel H Duke

Philipe K Dang

Philippe K Dang

A sterilization system includes a communication hub that is configured to transfer information between devices of the system such as a sterilizing cabinet, biological indicator analyzer, and a server in order to allow a user to track a medical device throughout a sterilization process. The server may provide data to the sterilizing cabinet during a sterilization process that may be used to verify that the medical device is compatible with the sterilizing cabinet, and to automatically select a compatible sterilization cycle to perform on the medical device. Automatic selection of sterilization cycles and confirmation of compatibility reduces the possibility for user error, which could result in contaminated medical devices being placed back into service. Automatic selection of sterilization cycles also allows users to more efficiently configure and perform sterilization cycles while being confident that the medical device will be sterile upon completion.

System and method for automating verification of medical instrument sterilization compatibility and sterilization cycle selection

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.

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

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.

Apparatus and method for sterilizing medical devices

A communication hub provides communication between a number of medical device processing components within a network. A user may access the communication hub via a user device such as a smartphone or computer and monitor and manage configurations and information relating to the medical device processing components. Features include the ability to view current status of medical device processing components in order to identify a device that is available for current use, to receive notifications of failed or completed tasks on devices, to disable or enable devices remotely, to view statistics and data visualizations of the performance and use of devices, and other similar features.

Apparatus and method to link medical device sterilization equipment

A USB cap cover has a conventional main body with an opening to engage the USB connector of a USB storage device. The USB cap of the present invention also contains an extension element that extends from at least one side of the open end of the USB cap. The extension element extends along and is relatively parallel to the surface of the USB storage device package. The surface of the extension member can be used to display information.

Universal protection cover cap for a USB plug

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Aliso Viejo, CA, United States of America

Brian J Thompson