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AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsNick Ngoc Nguyen, Ross G. Krogh, James P. Kohler, Curtis H. Felt, Remigio Guinto
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A system and a method for delivering and metering a fixed volume of liquid, such as a liquid sterilant from a container into a vaporization system. The method for the delivering system includes the steps of sensing a requirement for additional liquid sterilant, determining whether the liquid sterilant to be added is acceptable for use, and delivering the liquid sterilant from a container into an accumulator. The method of metering the liquid sterilant into the vaporization system includes creating a vacuum in a chamber connected to the vaporizer and delivering the liquid sterilant into a vaporizer while continually sensing the flow of the delivery. The metering system maintains a slow, controlled flow in order to achieve efficient vaporization of the liquid sterilant and to provide accurate sensing of the gas/liquid interface.
A method of delivering a liquid comprising hydrogen peroxide from an accumulator into a vaporizer via a metering tube, the method comprising:
A system of delivering a liquid comprising hydrogen peroxide from an accumulator into a vaporizer via a metering tube, the system comprising:
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