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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tralance O. Addy, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Paul Taylor Jacobs, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Szu-Min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Jon Morrell Jacobs, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/20 ;
Abstract
A sterilized article is within the interior of a diffusion-restricted container. The container substantially prevents entry of microorganisms into the interior thereof. The container has at least one communication port which permits entry of gas and/or vapor into the interior, but prevents entry of microorganisms into the interior.