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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Jude A. Kral, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Michael A. Centanni, Parma, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jude A. Kral, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Michael A. Centanni, Parma, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/00 (2006.01); B24C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing soil from an inner surface of a lumen wall of a medical instrument are disclosed. A carrier gas entrains particles capable of sublimation at room temperature and transports the particles into and through the lumen. As the particles collide with the soil attached to the inner surface of the lumen wall, and as the particles sublime, the soil is removed from the inner surface of the lumen wall and transported out an exit of the lumen.