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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Victor Selig, Euclid, OH (US);
Karl F. Ludwig, Girard, PA (US);
Jude A. Kral, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Christopher A. Jethrow, Maple Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey Horacek, Mentor, OH (US);
Donald A. Sargent, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Victor Selig, Euclid, OH (US);
Karl F. Ludwig, Girard, PA (US);
Jude A. Kral, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Christopher A. Jethrow, Maple Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey Horacek, Mentor, OH (US);
Donald A. Sargent, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Steris Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Abstract
A reprocessor for microbially deactivating items. The reprocessor has a circulation system for circulating a microbial deactivation fluid through a deactivation chamber that forms part of the circulation system. A container is provided for insertion into the deactivation chamber for holding items to be microbially deactivated. The container includes a tray and a lid. The tray and lid have interlocking, integrally formed, rigid seal elements formed thereon to form a seal between the tray and the lid.