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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Inventor:
Harry Bala, South Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61L 2/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 2/022 (2013.01); A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2/208 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sterilization process challenge device configured to test the efficacy of a sterilization process includes a tubular body for containing at least one sterilization indicator and a filter assembly including at least one filter member. The only flow path into the interior of the tubular body containing at least one sterilization indicator is provided through the filter assembly to control and restrict flow of a gaseous sterilization medium from an external environment.