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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101134 | Sterilization wrap with additional strength sheet A sterilization wrap is provided. The sterilization wrap includes a first sheet that is configured for providing a barrier to prevent at least some bacteria from passing therethrough while allowing sterilization gas to pass therethrough. A second sheet is attached t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8038963 | Garment bag A garment bag is sleeved over an ozone generator generating ozone therein. The garment bag includes a hollow bag body and an ozone filter unit. The ozone filter unit is disposed on the bag body. When the ozone in the bag body flows to the ozone filter unit, the ozon... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7922983 | Sterilization wrap with additional strength sheet A sterilization wrap is provided. The sterilization wrap includes a first sheet that is configured for providing a barrier to prevent at least some bacteria from passing therethrough while allowing sterilization gas to pass therethrough. A second sheet is attached t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7794675 | Swab pouch A medical swab pouch is disclosed. The inexpensive elastic pouch contains disinfectant and is configured for protecting and swabbing a wide variety of luer systems to prevent and eliminate bacterial contamination. The pouch has a flattened configuration and can be e... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7560082 | Sterilization wraps and methods for sterilizing articles There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is mul... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7435378 | Method and apparatus for treating goods The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for treating goods, such as, for example, fumigating and re-cooling perishable goods, such as fruit, using a tarp and floor seal. The apparatus encloses goods on a surface and includes a canopy that is subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7323149 | Supplemental ozone treatment for ensuring the sterility of instrument cleaning systems Methods and apparatus utilizing supplemental ozone treatment for ensuring sterility of instrument cleaning systems. By flushing ozonated water through the components of a cleaning system, the persistent problem of contamination of cleaner chambers, pipes or lines, a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7303734 | Endoscope container for high-pressure steam sterilization An endoscope container for high-pressure steam sterilization in accordance with the present invention consists mainly of a tray, a lid member, and a positioning member. The tray serves as a housing and has a plurality of pores. The lid member blocks the opening of t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7264414 | Dispenser assembly for dispensing liquid onto a removable sheet contained by an implement A dispenser includes a cradle (2) including generally upright sidewalls (4, 6), a handle (40) having a top and a bottom, and a plurality of sheets (30) releasably attached to the bottom of the handle (40), such that the plurality o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7189349 | Flexible walk-in environmental enclosure An enclosure assembly (10, 10, 10) includes a framework (12) formed from structural members and a flexible transparent enclosure (14) which provides an enclosed space for isolation and or treatment of patients, equipment, and the like. A treatme... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162880 | Cooling apparatus, systems and methods The present invention is directed toward a method, apparatus and system for cooling goods, such as, for example, agricultural products, in a substantially sealed chamber. A method of the invention includes placing goods on a surface; forming a chamber over the goods... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7153469 | Four edge sealed sterilization wrap and method for sterilizing an article There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of first and second sheets of sterilization material. Each sheet has first, second, third and fourth edges. Each sheet i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121404 | Assembled multi-functional shoebox An assembled multi-functional shoebox comprises at least one rectangular box body. The rectangular box body further comprises a frame having a cruciform structure with each end having a right-angled isosceles triangle supporting plate; an upper cover firmly secured ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7074374 | Sterilizing agent capsule container and sterilizer In a sterilizing agent capsule container and a sterilizer using the sterilizing agent capsule container where a vacuum sterilizing housing is filled with a chemical vapor obtained by the vaporization of a sterilizing agent to sterilize an object to be sterilized, a ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040485 | Method and apparatus for packaging a drug-device combination product A package for a drug-device combination product includes an outer package including a first gas impermeable sheet and a second gas impermeable sheet hermetically sealed there to on three sides. A gas permeable header is attached to an unsealed side of the first shee... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6833109 | Method and apparatus for storing a semiconductor wafer after its CMP polishing In an apparatus, after completion of a CMP (i.e., chemical mechanical polishing) operation of a semiconductor wafer, the thus polished wafer is temporarily stored in a water tank before it is subjected to a post-CMP cleaning operation. During its storage period in t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6808691 | Sealable sterilizing packaging material A sealable sterilising material for packaging medical devices requiring sterilization, has an average burst strength not less than 200 kPa measured according to ISO 2758 standard, an average tear strength not less than 300 mN measured according to the European stand... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805844 | Reactor vessel, method and system for treating, sampling, and transporting toxic waste An apparatus, method and system for the treatment, sampling, and transportation of chemical weapon materiel contained in a small frangible glass, e.g., container. The apparatus, method and system permit the chemical weapon materiel to be easily treated and contained... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6793882 | Sterilization container A container (30) for use in sterilizing an object has a first end (35) and a second end (38). The container (30) is suitably sized to receive an endoscopic telescope (45) for sterilization. Once the endoscopic telescope (45)... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6767509 | Self-sterilizing packaging A sterilization system and process is provided which is useful in the chemical sterilization of medical supplies and equipment. The system includes a container having an internal generator of a sterilant such as chlorine dioxide. An internal container activator, suc... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6759006 | Fabric sanitization process A process for sanitizing a fabric article which is contaminated with one or more microbials. The process steps include: (a) placing the fabric article in a vapor venting bag together with a cleaning/refreshing composition comprising water; and (b) subjecting the vap... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6749808 | Sterilizable container with a sterilizable adapter for docking to a port of an isolation system A sterilizable container (20) is described which includes a flexible bag (23), the flexible bag (23) having a hole in a flat portion thereof and a hollow connector port (22) fixed thereto, the connector port (22) including a collar... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6537932 | Sterilization wrap, applications therefor, and method of sterilizing A method of preparing a sterilized nonwoven web, which method includes providing a nonwoven web; coating the nonwoven web with from about 0.005 to about 3 percent by weight, based on the weight of the web, of an antistatic agent; and exposing the coated n... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6517916 | Four edge sealed sterilization wrap and method for sterilizing an article There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of a first and second sheets of sterilization material. Each sheet has first, second, third and fourth edges.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6450188 | Mechanized fumigation tent A fumigation tent includes a frame suspended from a structure by support cables, the frame having an underside; a tarp adapted to be mounted to the top side of the frame, the tarp hanging from the frame defining a tent having a top and side curtains havin... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6423266 | Special container for cleaning or sterilizing lumen devices The invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for cleaning or sterilizing a device having a lumen. The method comprises the steps of: a) providing a container having at least one interface separating the container into two or more compartments; b... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422253 | Mechanized fumigation tent with composite closing structure The present invention provides a mechanized fumigation tent with a composite closing structure. The composite closing structure is connected to the bottom perimeter of side curtains for sealing the bottom perimeter of the side curtains. The composite clos... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6367961 | Apparatus for making an emulsion An apparatus for making a sterile emulsion, comprising a fluid pathway, a pumping bore, a reciprocable (reciprocal) member, and a valve body. The pumping bore being in fluid communication with the fluid pathway and having a reciprocable member reciprocabl... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361751 | Apparatus and method for disinfecting an endoscope The present invention provides an apparatus for disinfecting an endoscope with a disinfecting solution, and that minimizes the surface area and air exposure of the disinfecting solution. In architecture, the endoscope disinfecting apparatus includes a dis... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6345449 | Method of sterilization of musical wind instruments A method of sterilizing musical instruments is provided. More particularly, a method of sterilizing musical wind instruments is provided for sterilizing, or at least sanitizing, musical wind instruments without damaging or degrading components of such ins... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6312646 | Sterilization of elongate lumens A method of and system for sterilizing the internal surfaces of one or more elongate relatively narrow passages of interest contained in a device of interest, said passages having end openings and being susceptible of sustaining flow there along by induci... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6312645 | Container with collapsible pouch for cleaning or sterilization The present invention provides a method and apparatus for sanitizing a device, such as an endoscope, having a lumen. The method comprises a) providing a container possessing two or more openings, and a flexible, gas-impermeable pouch that surrounds the co... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309598 | Electrochemical heater and method for sterilizing An electrochemical heating pad includes a corrugated sheet having alternating peaks and valleys defining channels of elongated compartments having sidewalls between the peaks and valleys. A dry mixture operable to be wetted and activated with an electroly... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308749 | Process and device for transfer of sterile products between a container and an isolator Sterile products contained in a container (10) are transferred into a sterile isolator (12) by connecting the container onto a lock (28) fitted on the outside of the isolator (12) and equipped with a pulsed light sterilization device (28). The connection ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6162395 | Sterilization of elongate lumens A method of and system for sterilizing the internal surfaces of one or more elongate relatively narrow passages of interest contained in a device of interest, said passages having end openings and being susceptible of sustaining flow therealong by inducin... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6106691 | Medical instrument sterilizing and washing method and apparatus In a medical instrument sterilizing and washing method and apparatus for sterilizing and washing a medical instrument in a short time without corroding the metal forming the medical instrument to be washed. The sterilizing and washing method comprises the... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068820 | Fluid/solution wiping system The proper quantity of the desired cleaning/disinfecting liquid sufficient to wet the desired wiping material is introduced into a small plastic pouch and sealed. The wiping material and the sealed pouch are placed in a plastic bag and the bag is then sea... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5997814 | Multi-compartment plastic woven mesh dry chemistry container An outer, first cup portion having a peripheral wall which has an opening at a first end and at a second end. An inner, second cup portion having a region which is formed from a first material which is impermeable to the powdered reagents but is permeable... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5945076 | Combined brush and storage container/disinfecting system Disclosed herein is a combined toilet bowl cleaning brush and storage container system. The brush is provided with a support which rests on an upper edge of a container wherein the container forms upper and lower volumes and includes a resilient verticall... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5928606 | Device and method for cleaning and disinfecting contact lens using water-absorbing solid soft material carrying disinfectant A device for cleaning and disinfecting a contact lens, including a treating portion which is brought into contact with the contact lens, wherein at least the treating portion is formed of a water-absorbing solid soft material to which a disinfectant is fi... | 07/27/1999 |
