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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Jeffrey C. Pederson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bryan S. Behun, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Barry W. Robole, Woodville, WI (US);
Leroy J. Longworth, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kaileen Chen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Jeffrey C. Pederson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Sailaja Chandrapati, Woodbury, MN (US);
Bryan S. Behun, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Barry W. Robole, Woodville, WI (US);
Leroy J. Longworth, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kaileen Chen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A biological sterilization indicator (BI) system and method. The system can include a BI and a reading apparatus comprising a well. The BI can include a housing, which can include a first portion, and a second portion movable between a first 'unactivated' position and a second 'activated' position. The reading apparatus can detect at least one of (i) when the well is empty; (ii) when the biological sterilization indicator is positioned in the well with the second portion of the housing in the first position, and (iii) when the biological sterilization indicator is positioned in the well with the second portion of the housing in the second position. The method can include detecting at least one of the above conditions, which can be used to detect an activation status of the biological sterilization indicator.