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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968057 | Autoclave A waste treatment apparatus having an autoclave that includes a pressure vessel (11) having a first mouth part (20) to receive waste material and a second mouth part (19) to discharge treated material, with the autoclave being rotatable at a lon... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7914751 | Sterile container To improve a sterile container, in particular, for receiving and storing surgical instruments or surgical material under sterile conditions, comprising a receiving space formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for closing the receiving space, a steri... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7544336 | Sterilization tray with base and elastomeric lid The invention relates to product, method and system for materials handling apparatus and more particularly to an integrated design of a vessel for combining sterilization, storage, transport and presentment of dental or surgical instruments or implants using a uniqu... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7435398 | Apparatus for sterilizing dental hand pieces An apparatus is disclosed for sterilizing dental hand pieces 80. The apparatus comprises a treating chamber 22. Different channels 41-44 in bottom plate 36 of the chamber 42 connect the interior of the chamber and the hand p... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422729 | Device for deactivating items and for maintaining such items in a deactivated state A reprocessor for microbially deactivating items. The reprocessor has a circulation system for circulating a microbial deactivation fluid through a deactivation chamber that forms part of the circulation system. A container is provided for insertion into the deactiv... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7381385 | Sterile container The invention relates to a sterile container, especially for receiving and storing surgical instruments or material in sterile conditions, comprising and receiving area formed by a container bottom and container walls, a lid for sealing the receiving area, and a gas... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347139 | Food purifier A food purifier includes a supporting base having an air outlet, an ozone generator supported in the supporting base for generating a flow of ozone mixing of air to form an airflow towards the air outlet, and a food container, which is supported on the supporting ba... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329877 | Photoelectrocatalytic sensor for measuring oxidizable impurities in air A photoelectrocatalytic sensor system for measuring oxidizable impurities in air. The sensor system may include a transistor having an electrode and a channel for the flow of current, a photocatalytic material coated onto the electrode of the transistor, a light sou... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314966 | Method for deactivating and maintaining items in a deactivated state A method of microbially deactivating items and storing the same, comprising the steps of: a) placing items within a cavity in a sealable container having fluid access ports therein, the fluid access ports having a normally closed p... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309472 | Sterilization apparatus for orthodontic bands A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tools and are p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285253 | Vessel for high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization The vessel for high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization is a vessel for accommodating at least an endoscope and performing high-temperature high-pressure steam sterilization, including: an accommodating recess section for accommodating an elongated and thi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273594 | Sterilization container with self-sealing closure A sterilization container holds instruments during a sterilization process. It has en enclosure with an opening into the enclosure. A self-closing mechanism at the opening keeps the opening closed when not attached to a sterilant delivery source. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247237 | Fluid cleaning filter and filter device A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane fo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7235252 | Method of preparing organic peroxyacids A system for a fast-rate preparation just before use of organic peroxyacids, in a hydroalcoholic environment, by mixing at temperatures lower than 40° C., preferably lower than 25° C., a first reactant and a second reactant, kept separate from each other during st... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232136 | Trash cart The present invention is directed to a trash cart, namely an enclosed trash cart having a top and front doors that swing open on a hinged system. The enclosed trash cart is connected to at least one wheel axle having wheels that allow the cart to be transported from... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217399 | Method and reaction apparatus for treating object with gas There are disclosed a method and a reaction apparatus which can safely and continuously treat/discharge especially a short object to be treated without any direct contact with a gas atmosphere, and which surely/efficiently treats the object with a gas without any un... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207342 | Portable pacifier cleansing device A portable cleansing device (20) for cleaning small items, such as a pacifier (80), with pressurized liquid. The invention consists of a container (22) with a lid (46) that is removably attached to the container for maintaining liquid-tig... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189350 | Method of sterilizing medical instruments A pressure cleaning vessel is connected to a vacuum chamber by way of a connecting pipe in the sterilizing and cleaning equipment that utilizes a supercritical fluid. The objects to be treated are impregnated, for a given period, in the supercritical fluid with whic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189025 | Preformed pavement warning assembly and method A detectable pavement warning assembly includes a web having a plurality of projections attached to one another by linear connectors, a planar cover with a series of apertures for receiving the projections therethrough and an adhesive sheet. In use a rigid substrate... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172740 | Sterile container The invention relates to a sterile container, in particular for the receipt and sterile storage of surgical instruments or material, comprising a receiving chamber and a gas exchange opening that can be sealed using a sterile filter. The aim of the invention is to p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169369 | Method and device for deactivating items and for maintaining such items in a deactivated state A reprocessor for microbially deactivating items. The reprocessor has a circulation system for circulating a microbial deactivation fluid through a deactivation chamber that forms part of the circulation system. A container is provided for insertion into the deactiv... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163583 | System and method for treating articles with fluids The present invention provides a method for efficiently and uniformly treating articles with two or more fluids without transferring the articles from one container to another container. The method comprises: providing the fluids, one at a time, to treat the article... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108832 | Sterialization methods and apparatus which employ additive-containing supercritical carbon dioxide sterilant Sterilization methods and apparatus are effective to achieve a 6-log reduction in CFUs of industry standard bacteria and bacterial spores, i.e., B. stearothermophilus and B. subtilis spores, by subjecting sterilizable materials to a chemical additive-c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090095 | Storage/transport box with removable hinged cover A reusable transport/storage box has a side wall having a horizontal upper flange formed with a longitudinally extending and vertically throughgoing slot having a predetermined longitudinal effective length and formed with a transversely inwardly open short cutout. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080463 | Food drying, mixing and serving apparatus A salad spinner and mixer may be made from two substantially identical transparent bowls that can be joined together at their rims to define a chamber; two substantially identical colanders that can be joined together at their rims and received within the chamber; a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7066329 | Medical instrument holding and presentation system A medical instrument holder assembly comprises a holder module base including first tubes defining first passages, each first passage having open upper and lower ends, at least one first web connecting and supporting those first tubes in parallel spaced-apart relati... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066341 | Pivotal instrument holder An instrument holder usable in a tray for holding surgical instruments includes a housing that pivots about an axis between a closed position adjacent the floor of the tray and an open position angularly spaced from the tray floor. The holder may include a releasabl... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7045358 | Parallel reactor for sampling and conducting in situ flow-through reactions and a method of using same An apparatus for parallel processing of reaction mixtures, including a reactor block including reaction chambers for containing reaction mixtures under pressure, the reactor block further including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a first plurality of fluid ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045343 | Sterilization indicator test packs Sterilization indicator test packs for testing the effectiveness of a sterilization procedure are provided. Both non-challenge and challenge-type test packs are disclosed. The non-challenge test packs include generally comprise a tray for holding a sterilization ind... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044483 | Stacking cooler A cooler is composed of a number of stackable units. Each unit has inner and outer shells with an air space between them. The outer shell has bottom, side and end panels connected together forming an outer tub with a drain. An inner shell has bottom, side and end pa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7001441 | Sterilization container filter system The invention described herein relates to a filter system for sterilization containers which secures a gas permeable filter onto a vented portion of the container. The filter system of the invention includes a locking mechanism that is comfortable and easy to use, a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993944 | Dead bolt lock A dead bolt lock having a slot or slots for insertion on a dead bolt and legs for spanning the underlying door knob of a door to secure the dead bolt. In an adjustable embodiment the dead bolt lock includes a lock housing having a circular rim and downwardly-extendi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977061 | Method and apparatus for sterilizing a lumen device A method and an apparatus for sterilizing a lumen device. A lumen and a container having an interface on a wall of the container are enclosed in a chamber. The lumen is placed across the interface so that one end of the lumen is in the container and the other end is... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968839 | Multi-tray fireplace tray system A multi-tray fireplace tray system has a first tray and second tray. The first tray includes a hook. In use, the first tray and the second tray positioned proximate each other. The hook extends from the first tray into the second tray. Each tray includes a bottom su... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955180 | Pipette washer A pipette washer comprising a plurality of cells for receiving pipettes is disclosed. Each of the cells comprises a top opening for receiving pipettes to be washed and a bottom opening. A support member supports the cells with the top opening accessible to receive p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955382 | Wafer carrier door and latching mechanism with c-shaped cam follower A wafer container, and methods of constructing a wafer container. The wafer container has an enclosure portion with at least a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a back, an open front, and a door to close the open front. The door includes a door chassis with a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936434 | Vapor phase decontamination process biological indicator evaluator resistomer (BIER) vessel A BIER vessel evaluates biological indicators for sterilization processes. By flowing gaseous sterilant, such as vaporized hydrogen peroxide, through a chamber (12) before, during, and after introducing the indicators, the indicators are instantaneously expos... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923777 | Bandage cooling apparatus and method of using same A bandage cooling apparatus has a bandage, a container, a casing, a valve and an actuator. The bandage has a first temperature. The container contains a gaseous fluid and has an exit. The casing comprises a chamber which contains the bandage, an inlet and outlet whi... | 08/02/2005 |
