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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Roy K. Malkin, Lakeville, MN (US);
Roland C. Kippenhan, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael P. Petersen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas L. Fenton, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Roy K. Malkin, Lakeville, MN (US);
Roland C. Kippenhan, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael P. Petersen, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas L. Fenton, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minntech Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L002/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for reprocessing flexible endoscopes having lumen therein. The reprocessing system deploys steam to disinfect and/or sterilize the endoscopes, and designs, components, and methods for reducing or balancing the reprocessing cycle time and the effects of thermal expansion and contraction on the endoscopes.
Published as:
US2004091389A1; WO2004043499A2; WO2004043499A3; US6884392B2; EP1567066A2; JP2006503675A; US7138087B1; EP1567066A4; JP4359563B2; EP1567066B1; ATE541505T1;