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US 2019/0167078 A1Published application
Sterilization package
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorBen FRYER
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Abstract
A sterilization package for an endoscope that is described herein. The sterilization package may be used for endoscopes over six feet long. The sterilization package may include a first leg, a second leg connected to the first leg, an opening, and a flap disposed proximate the opening and configured to cover the opening. The package may be 95% by weight of a vapor permeable material. The package, with the endoscope disposed therein, may be coiled and placed into a vacuum chamber of a sterilization system.
Claims20
A sterilization package, comprising:
- a first leg;
- a second leg connected to the first leg;
- an opening;
- and
- a flap disposed proximate the opening and configured to cover the opening,
- wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the flap are fabricated from a vapor-permeable material such that the package is at least 95% by weight of the material, and
- wherein the first leg has a first length, the second leg has a second length, and the first length plus the second length equals a least approximately six feet.
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A method for sterilizing an endoscope, comprising:
- providing a package, the package comprising,
- a first leg;
- a second leg connected to the first leg;
- an opening;
- and
- a flap disposed proximate the opening and configured to cover the opening;
- wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the flap are fabricated from a vapor-permeable material such that the package is at least 95% by weight of the material, and
- wherein the first leg has a first length, the second leg has a second length, and the first length plus the second length equals a least approximately six feet, placing an endoscope that is at least approximately six feet long within the package;
- sealing the package;
- placing the endoscope and package into a vacuum chamber of a sterilization system;
- and
- passing a sterilant through the package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.