STERILIZATION/DISINFECTION CYCLE CONTROL
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1. A sterilizer for sterilizing a load of instruments in a sterilization cycle, the sterilizer comprising:
- a vacuum chamber;
a source of vaporizable sterilant;
a vacuum pump;
a control system; and
wherein the control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature of the load and determine one or more parameters of the cycle based upon the one or more data inputs.
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Abstract
A sterilizer includes a vacuum chamber, a source of vaporizable sterilant, a vacuum pump, and a control system. The control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature of the load, such as lumen length and diameter, and determine one or more parameters of the sterilization cycle based upon the inputs.
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1. A sterilizer for sterilizing a load of instruments in a sterilization cycle, the sterilizer comprising:
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a vacuum chamber; a source of vaporizable sterilant; a vacuum pump; a control system; and wherein the control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature of the load and determine one or more parameters of the cycle based upon the one or more data inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19-35. -35. (canceled)
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