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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Richard Jed Kendall, San Clemente, CA (US);
James P. Kohler, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Szu-min Lin, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Jed Kendall, San Clemente, CA (US);
James P. Kohler, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Szu-Min Lin, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); F22B 27/00 (2006.01); F22B 1/28 (2006.01); F22B 1/20 (2006.01); B05B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sterilizer employs a vaporizer having sloped surfaces over which flow liquid sterilant solution for vaporization. The arrangement promotes even distribution of the sterilant solution for more efficient vaporization.