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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G Richard, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Barbara R Fellows-Decaire, West Amherst, NY (US);
Ian Robert Shankland, Williamsville, NY (US);
James Albert Batt, Depew, NY (US);
Assignee:
AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424400 ; 422 34 ; 422 37 ; 252372 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions of ethylene oxide and heptafluoropropane and a method of sterilization using same. These environmentally acceptable compositions are chemically stable, minimally segregating, compatible with the objects being sterilized; provide sufficient vapor pressure to deliver the blend to the sterilization chamber, and possess improved flammability suppressant characteristics.