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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:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard T Liebert, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 25 ; 422307 ; 422302 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for terminal sterilization of prefilled packages is disclosed. A prefilled package such as syringe, vial, cartridge, or bottle is inserted into a sterilization chamber. The chamber is pressurized with a gas having a humidity between 0% to 100%. The gas is then heated such that the prefilled package does not fail and a vapor is generated within said prefilled package which is lethal to pathogens. The package is then cooled to drop the temperature of the prefilled package.