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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Aaron L. Hill, Erie, PA (US);
Jeffrey A. Goughnour, Erie, PA (US);
Leslie M. Logue, Edinboro, PA (US);
Frank E. Dougherty, Fairview, PA (US);
Aaron L. Hill, Erie, PA (US);
Jeffrey A. Goughnour, Erie, PA (US);
Leslie M. Logue, Edinboro, PA (US);
Frank E. Dougherty, Fairview, PA (US);
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing the efficacy of a sterilizing environment on a test indicator, comprising a test chamber, a loading chamber adjacent to the test chamber and an opening connecting the test chamber to the loading chamber. A movable gate mechanism has a first position closing the opening and isolating the test chamber from the loading chamber, and a second position wherein the opening connects the test chamber to the loading chamber. A system is connected to the inlet port and the outlet port of the test chamber for supplying a sterilant vapor to the test chamber to establish a sterilizing environment in the test chamber. An indicator holder is operable to move a test indicator from the loading chamber into and out of the test chamber when the gate mechanism is in the second position.