Cassette assembly

• US 20050263422A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ethicon Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Ethicon Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Kohler, James P.
• Application Number:
  US10/978,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20050263422A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/459.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/186 Peroxide solutions
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/24 Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/26 Accessories or devices or components used for biocidal treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/14 Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/24 Medical instruments, e.g. endoscopes, catheters, sharps

Abstract

A cassette for a sterilizer has one or more cells containing a sterilant, is received within a sleeve and the sleeve carries a bar code which is encoded with a lumen claim. The lumen claim relates to a sterilization cycle for which the cassette is designed.

Claims

1. A cassette assembly for a sterilizer, the cassette assembly comprising:

a body having one or more cells, at least one of the one or more cells containing a quantity of liquid sterilant;

a sleeve receiving the body; and

a bar code on the sleeve, the bar code having encoded therein a lumen claim.

2. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the bar code has encoded therein an identifier for a type or model of sterilizer to which the lumen claim is related.

3. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the sterilant comprises hydrogen peroxide solution.

4. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the lumen claim specifies a length and internal diameter of a lumen.

5. A cassette assembly according to claim 4 wherein the lumen claim specifies a material from which the lumen is constructed.

6. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the bar code has encoded therein a length and an internal diameter for the lumen claim.

7. A cassette assembly according to claim 6 wherein the bar code has encoded therein a material for the lumen claim.

8. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the bar code is on a label attached to the sleeve.

9. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 wherein the bar code is printed on the sleeve.

10. A cassette assembly according to claim 1 comprising a plurality of the cells.