Method for preventing deposition of contamination on certain parts of instruments placed in a steam autoclave during the sterilization process.
OwnerMaarten Antoon Nicolaas den Hartog, Pamela Christine Muschinventors
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Abstract
Method for preventing deposition of contamination on certain parts of instruments placed in a steam autoclave during the sterilization process, characterized in that the surface of an instrument that is meant to be kept clean, is covered and placed in the autoclave, and whereby by means of the method of attachment and or shape of the cover, the inner side of the cover facing the surface to be kept clean is held at a specific distance from said surface during the autoclaving process, with a limit value between a minimum of 0.2 mm and a maximum of 0.5 mm.
Claims8
Method for preventing deposition of contamination on instruments or on certain surfaces of said instruments placed in an autoclave during the sterilization process, characterized in that said instrument or part of said instrument in any case is covered during the sterilization process, with a water-resistant cover, further comprising a manner of attachment and or shape of said cover that is keeping the inner side of said cover facing the surface that is to be kept clean at a specific distance from said surface, whereby a limit value of at least 0.2 mm and a maximum of 0.5 mm between said inner side and said surface is maintained and further comprising that the space between said surfaces is kept accessible by openings laterally of said surfaces for the purpose of passage of steam.
Device as claimed in claim 2 or 3 or 4 or 8, further comprising said cover to be mounted onto an instrument container, in which said object is held in a forced position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.