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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Michael J. Coyle, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Ronald A. Gatchell, Tipp City, OH (US);
Richard L. Jones, Eaton, OH (US);
Philip Marc Stewart, Greenville, OH (US);
James E. Clapp, Tipp City, OH (US);
Dennis L. Harris, Celina, OH (US);
Michael J. Coyle, Huber Heights, OH (US);
Ronald A. Gatchell, Tipp City, OH (US);
Richard L. Jones, Eaton, OH (US);
Philip Marc Stewart, Greenville, OH (US);
James E. Clapp, Tipp City, OH (US);
Dennis L. Harris, Celina, OH (US);
Midmark Corporation, Versailles, OH (US);
Abstract
A portable steam sterilizer for surgical and dental instruments includes an outer casing and a pressure chamber configured to receive steam therein. A tray is configured to hold the instruments and is releasably received within the pressure chamber while a boiler is in fluid communication with the pressure chamber for providing steam thereto. The sterilizer further includes a container for receiving condensed steam evacuated from the pressure chamber. The container is spaced from the outer casing and includes a main body and a lid that is substantially non-rotationally coupled to the main body. A conduit is coupled to the lid and fluid communicates the container with the pressure chamber. The main body of the container may include a base while the lid may include a wall oriented generally orthogonal to the base.