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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Don Crawford, Louisville, TN (US);
Rodney D. Raabe, Spokane, WA (US);
Jack Chu, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61L 2/206 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices, including medical adhesives, need to be sterile before application to a patient. A dry heat sterilization process can sterilize medical adhesives for patient application. The dry heat sterilization process can be validated for particular equipment arrangements and medical adhesives being utilized.