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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Roland-Alois Högerle, Tuttlingen, DE;
Uwe Schaz, Neuhausen, DE;
Assignee:
AESCULAP AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61C 1/02 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/22 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 83/26 (2006.01); B65D 83/285 (2025.01); B67D 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61L 2/22 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B65D 83/26 (2013.01); B65D 83/285 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an adapter for connection to a spray can dispensing an oil-containing aerosol. The adapter comprises a timepiece configured to measure a predetermined time interval, the starting point of the time measurement being defined by the start of a spraying process of the spray can; and an indicating element configured to indicate to the user, once the predetermined time interval has expired, to end the spraying process. Also provided is a method for manually reprocessing a medical device.