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Safety system for autoclaves

  • US 10,179,253 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2015
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an autoclave;

    a safety system for making an inside of an inner chamber of the autoclave inert, the safety system comprising one or more capsules comprising sodium azide, NaN3, which produces a chemical reaction when the capsule reaches an activation temperature, releasing nitrogen gas and making the inner chamber inert;

    a main cooling circuit fed with liquefied gas stored in one or more auxiliary tanks; and

    an additional cooling circuit for each of the one or more capsules or groups of capsules, wherein the additional cooling circuit is separate from the main cooling circuit.

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