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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Francois Ahimou, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kelvin J. Witcher, Hudson, WI (US);
Naiyong Jing, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Tonya D. Bonilla, Woodbury, MN (US);
G. Marco Bommarito, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/22 (2006.01); A61L 2/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/226 (2013.01); A61L 2/28 (2013.01); C12Q 1/22 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to self-contained biological indicators wherein a single type of indicator is capable of being used for various sterilization conditions, including sterilization with steam and/or ethylene oxide. In some embodiments, a single type of biological indicator is capable of being used for different steam sterilization conditions having varied temperatures and sterilization cycles.