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US 11,679,928 B2Granted
Vapocoolant device
Assignee623 Medical, LLC
InventorsTheodore J. Mosler, Eli Nichols, Charles McCall, Andrew Corson, James Fentress
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses and describes a vapocoolant dispenser. Specifically, the dispenser comprises a housing and container of vapocoolant, the dispenser configured to receive a sterilizable dose of high energy radiation and to provide a sterile, hermetically sealed vapocoolant dispenser.
Claims10
A sterilizable vapocoolant dispenser, comprising:
- a container comprising vapocoolant, the container having a valve member configured to release the vapocoolant;
- a housing having a distal open end;
- a proximal open end sized to receive a majority portion of the container and exposing a remainder portion of the container;
- a bottom cover sealing the proximal open end and the remainder portion of the container;
- a lid sealing the distal open end, the lid coupled to the valve member;
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- a nozzle receiving member positioned in the housing and configured to engage the valve member for releasing the vapocoolant;
- wherein the container and its contents are configured for sterilization by high energy radiation.
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A sterilized vapocoolant dispenser, comprising:
- a container comprising sterilized vapocoolant, the container having a valve member configured to release the vapocoolant;
- a housing having a distal open end;
- a proximal open end sized to receive a majority portion of the container and exposing the remainder portion of the container, and;
- a bottom cover sealing the proximal open end and the remainder portion of the container;
- a lid sealing the distal open end, the lid coupled to the valve member;
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- a nozzle receiving member positioned in the housing and configured to engage the valve member for releasing the vapocoolant;
- wherein the container and vapocoolant are configured to remain sterilized until used.
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A method of manufacturing a sterilized vapocoolant dispenser, the method comprising:
- introducing a container containing vapocoolant to a housing, the housing comprising a distal open end, and a proximal open end sized to receive a majority portion of the container and exposing the remainder portion of the container;
- sealing the proximal open end and the remainder portion of the container with a releasably sealed bottom cover;
- sealing the distal open end with an irreversibly sealed lid;
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- sterilizing the vapocoolant and housing simultaneously using high energy radiation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.