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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Asp Global Manufacturing Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Benjamin M. Fryer, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Samuel J. Rhodes, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Navid Omidbakhsh, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Cole G. Mcneal, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Masood H. Siddiqui, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are biological indicators suitable for use in a liquid-chemical sterilization process that may be conducted by an automated endoscope reprocessor. The biological indicator may include one or more ports for introducing and removing a liquid-chemical sterilant therefrom. The biological indicators may include features, such as a declivity leading to a port opening or a pipette, that may assist in transferring the liquid-chemical sterilant. The system may additionally include a holder having features that facilitate use of the system and biological indicators.