EP Patent

EP0291990B1 — Sterilizing apparatus

Assigned to Ethicon Inc · Expires 1995-07-12 · 31y expired

What this patent protects

A cassette (18) containing a group of sealed cells is used as a means for delivering doses of fluid to be injected into a sterilizing chamber (10). After the cassette (18) is automatically positioned over a piercing mechanism, the cassette (18) is moved downwardly so that a cell …

USPTO Abstract

A cassette (18) containing a group of sealed cells is used as a means for delivering doses of fluid to be injected into a sterilizing chamber (10). After the cassette (18) is automatically positioned over a piercing mechanism, the cassette (18) is moved downwardly so that a cell is pierced. Fluid is then forced out of the cell by pneumatic pressure into an injector valve (22), which opens in a manner which does not adversely affect a vacuum within the chamber (10).

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP0291990B1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
1995-07-12
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Ethicon Inc
Source
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