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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1988
Filed:
May. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur L Jones, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Pelton and Crane Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422295 ; 422 26 ; 422105 ; 422108 ; 422112 ; 422305 ;
Abstract
The sterilizing pressure chamber of an autoclave is provided with two valve controlled vent paths. At the end of the sterilizing cycle of the autoclave a first vent path channels the sterilizing steam from the chamber into a condensing coil having an end which opens into a liquid reservoir. When the pressure within the chamber drops to a predetermined level, a second vent path, having a flow rate which is greater than the first path, opens and provides a channel for the rapid escape of the remainder of the steam from the chamber.