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US 2008/0063574 A1Published application
Apparatus for controlling the concentration of a sterilant chemical in a fluid
AssigneeSTERIS Inc.
InventorMichael Centanni
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Abstract
A sterilization system that includes a sensor for determining the concentration of a liquid sterilant in a sterilant fluid. The sterilant fluid is comprised of a blend of sterilant fluids from a plurality of sterilant supplies. The concentration of the liquid sterilant differs in each of the sterilant supplies. The sensor allows a controllable concentration of liquid sterilant to be supplied to a vaporizer.
Claims12
A decontamination system comprising:
- a first source of a first liquid sterilant including a sterilant chemical at a first concentration;
- a second source of a second liquid sterilant including said sterilant chemical at a second concentration;
- first regulating means for regulating a flow rate of the first liquid sterilant;
- second regulating means for regulating a flow rate of the second liquid sterilant;
- control means for controlling said first and second regulating means to produce a blended liquid sterilant comprised of the first and second liquid sterilant;
- a vaporizer receiving said blended liquid sterilant to produce a vaporized sterilant;
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- a chamber receiving said vaporized sterilant.
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