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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Asp Global Manufacturing Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Inventor:
Ben Fryer, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Assignee:
ASP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING GMBH, Schaffhausen, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/208 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 1/121 (2013.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/123 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that assists in sterilizing an endoscope inside a sterilizer employing a gaseous sterilant, e.g., hydrogen peroxide, is disclosed. The apparatus may include a dry booster and a flow restrictor that includes two tubes, which may be connected to channels of an endoscope and the dry booster. The flow restrictor may be used to change the flow rates through the channels to assist in delivering sterilant throughout the channels.