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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Henniges, Galesburg, MI (US);
Robert Childers, Trinity, FL (US);
Erik Chmelar, Midland, MI (US);
Adam Dudycha, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Michael Miller, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ali Moaiery, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Benjamin John Purrenhage, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61L 2/28 (2006.01); G01K 3/04 (2006.01); G01K 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61L 2/28 (2013.01); G01K 3/04 (2013.01); G01K 11/06 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sterilization enclosure comprises one or more sensors for measuring characteristics within the container during a sterilization process, including one or more characteristics of sterilization agent(s), to determine whether instruments disposed within the container have been exposed to threshold process conditions to ensure a desired level of sterilization for those instruments.