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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Erika B. Feltham, Fallbrook, CA (US);
John W. Moers, Valley Center, CA (US);
Erika B. Feltham, Fallbrook, CA (US);
John W. Moers, Valley Center, CA (US);
Zila, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An improved method for cleaning and sterilizing medical and dental instruments () employs the use of a banding device () to segregate and hold together medical or dental instruments () after use in a particular procedure. The banded instruments () are then cleaned and sterilized. This method essentially eliminates the time and effort formerly required when unsegregated instruments were mixed with other instruments for cleaning and sterilization and then stored according to the particular procedure for which they are intended and/or according to the intended particular user thereof.