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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jim Fisher, Hawthorne, IL (US);
Bryant A Campbell, deceased, late of Los Gatos, CA (US);
Kern A Moulton, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
Abtox, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422305 ; 206-6 ; 2062131 ; 220581 ; 422292 ; 422295 ; 422906 ;
Abstract
A canister is provided that is adapted for use in a plasma induced sterilization process. The canister contains a gas mixture that is pressurized to between about 2200 psig to about 2500 psig. The gas mixture has about 2.0 to 2.4 (v/v) percent hydrogen and about 2.6 to 3.0 (v/v) percent oxygen, and the rest of the gas mixture is noble gas or a mixture of noble gases.