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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Phillip P. Franciskovich, Concord, OH (US);
Donald G. Rosenhamer, Garfield Heights, OH (US);
Phillip P. Franciskovich, Concord, OH (US);
Donald G. Rosenhamer, Garfield Heights, OH (US);
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus that inhibits microbial viability on a medical instrument. The apparatus has a sterilization chamber for receiving the medical instrument. A circulation system is fluidly connected to the sterilization chamber to circulate a fluid through the sterilization chamber. A well is provided to receive a chemistry container that includes a removable base portion. A device is provided to detach the removable base portion from the chemistry container. The device includes a mounting end that is mountable within the well such that the device extends into a lower portion of the well. An elongated intermediate section extends from the mounting end at a first angle. A free end extends from the elongated intermediate section at a second angle. The free end is dimensioned to matingly engage and apply a force to a mating feature on the chemistry container or on the removable base portion as the chemistry container is inserted into the well.