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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Steris Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A Wiget, Mentor, OH (US);
Timothy W Meilander, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Iain McVey, Lakewood, OH (US);
Assignee:
STERIS INC., Temecula, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/208 (2013.01); A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for decontaminating an object disposed in a region. The method includes the steps of: heating the region to a target temperature; introducing steam into the region until a humidity level in the region reaches a target humidity level; introducing a vaporized sterilant into the region until a sterilant concentration in the region reaches a target sterilant concentration; and maintaining the target temperature, the target sterilant concentration and the target humidity level until a predetermine target dose is obtained.