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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Timothy Wayne Christensen, Ithaca, NY (US);
David Carroll Burns, Ithaca, NY (US);
Angela Lydia White, Truxton, NY (US);
Bruce Ganem, Ithaca, NY (US);
Anthony Romey Eisenhut, Lansing, NY (US);
Timothy Wayne Christensen, Ithaca, NY (US);
David Carroll Burns, Ithaca, NY (US);
Angela Lydia White, Truxton, NY (US);
Bruce Ganem, Ithaca, NY (US);
Anthony Romey Eisenhut, Lansing, NY (US);
NovaSterilis Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
Sterilization methods and apparatus are effective to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores, i.e.,andspores, by subjecting sterilizable materials to a chemical additive-containing carbon dioxide sterilant fluid at or near its supercritical pressure and temperature conditions. Most preferably, the chemical additive-containing supercritical carbon dioxide sterilant fluid is agitated during sterilization, e.g., via mechanical agitation or via pressure cycling.