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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Michel Moisan, Outremont, Québec, CA;
Nicolas Philip, Beaumont-lès-Valence, FR;
Bachir Saoudi, Montréal, Québec, CA;
Michel Moisan, Outremont, Québec, CA;
Nicolas Philip, Beaumont-lès-Valence, FR;
Bachir Saoudi, Montréal, Québec, CA;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for sterilizing a contaminated object. The process comprises the insertion of the object in a sterilization chamber having at least one discharge tube in communication therewith. Then, the tube is fed with a liquid or gas stream, and the stream is subjected to an electric field so as to generate a plasma, thereby exposing the contaminated object to the action of sterilizing species that are present in a post-discharge zone or in a zone of excitation of the plasma. A device for carrying such a process is also provided.