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AssigneeAmerican Sterilizer Company
InventorsRobert W. Childers, Columbus C. Cockerham, Jr., Matthew S. Dixon, Donald L. Eddington, Steve J. Edwards
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A method for metering a liquid sterilant from a reservoir or other container into a vaporization system, in accurately and reproducibly measured amounts. The method includes the steps of delivering the liquid sterilant from the container into an accumulator, at a first delivery pressure and a first delivery rate, discontinuing the dispensing of liquid sterilant when a predetermined amount of sterilant has been transferred from the container into the accumulator, and delivering liquid sterilant from the accumulator into the vaporizer, at a second delivery pressure and a second delivery rate. The first delivery pressure and first delivery rate are preferably lower than the second delivery pressure and second delivery rate.
A method of metering a degradative liquid sterilant from a container into a vaporizer, which comprises the steps of:
A system for metering a degradative liquid sterilant from a container into a vaporizer for vapor phase sterilization, which comprises:
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