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US 5,490,596 AGranted
Autoclave bag
OwnerJay Katzinventor
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Abstract
An autoclave bag having an outer ply of mesh fabric with interstices formed throughout the mesh, an inner ply of a film of synthetic polymer, and an intermediate, adhesive ply bonding the outer and inner plies and entering the interstices of the outer ply.
Claims10
A reusable, flexible bag for holding surgical instruments to be subjected to autoclaving temperatures, comprising:
- an outer ply in the form of a mesh fabric made of synthetic polymeric material and having interstices formed throughout the mesh,
- an inner ply in the form of a continuous film of flexible synthetic polymeric material resistant to the passage of moisture therethrough and to inadvertent penetration by instruments contained therewithin, and
- an intermediate ply in the form of an adhesive layer having high sheer strength, long-term holding power, and resistance to liquefaction at autoclaving temperatures, said intermediate ply bonding said outer and inner plies together and augmenting said bond by entering the interstices in the mesh of said outer ply, so that surgical instruments placed within said bag will be autoclaved without puncture of the bag or subjecting the contents of the bag to loss of sterility by exposure to moisture after said autoclaving has been completed.
A reusable, flexible, elongated bag for the insertion and removal of surgical instruments through an open end thereof, said bag and said instrument being subjected to autoclaving temperatures, comprising
- an outer ply in the form of a mesh fabric made of synthetic polymeric material and having interstices formed throughout the mesh,
- an inner ply in the form of a continuous film of flexible synthetic polymeric material resistant to the passage of moisture therethrough and to inadvertent penetration by instruments contained therewithin;
- an intermediate ply in the form of an adhesive layer having high sheer strength, long-term holding power, and resistance to liquefaction at autoclaving temperatures, said intermediate ply bonding said outer and inner plies together and augmenting said bond by entering the interstices in the mesh of said outer ply, so that surgical instruments placed within said bag will be autoclaved without puncture of the bag or subjecting the contents of the bag to loss of sterility by exposure to moisture after said autoclaving has been completed, and
- closure means located at said open bag end so that said bag can be sealed against ingress of moisture while it is subjected to autoclaving temperatures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.