Method and device for sterilizing medical instruments using a plasma

Abstract

A device and method for sterilizing one or more medical instruments. The device includes a sterilizing chamber for holding the medical instruments to be sterilized, a pressure reducer for selectively reducing the pressure in the chamber, an atmospheric or superatmospheric plasma source for providing a sterilizing mixture, and a duct for guiding the sterilizing mixture from the plasma source to the sterilizing chamber. The duct includes a choke arranged for causing a choked flow of the sterilizing mixture from the plasma source to the chamber when the chamber is at the reduced pressure for preventing pressure drop in the plasma source.

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