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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:
Jan. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip A Martens, Fremont, CA (US);
Ross A Caputo, Long Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abtox, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D / ; A61L / ; C12Q / ; C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422119 ; 422 21 ; 422 23 ; 422 28 ; 422121 ; 422906 ; 435 31 ; 435 32 ; 4352874 ;
Abstract
A system for testing sterilization processes is provided by a vessel having a chamber, a plasma generator adapted to generate a plasma upstream of the chamber, a monitor associated with the chamber, and a biological or chemical indicator disposable within the chamber. The plasma generator generates upstream plasma that contains a plurality of atomic and/or molecular species, and the monitor is capable of determining a concentration of selected species in the plasma when flowing through the chamber.