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Method of sterilizing medical articles

  • US 5,014,494 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1988
  • Issued: 05/14/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of sterilizing medical articles which comprises:

  • (a) placing the articles in gas permeable packages,(b) sealing the packages,(c) placing the packages in sealable containers,(d) sealing the containers,(e) pumping a non-reactive gas into the sealed containers,(f) permitting the packages to remain in the containers until the oxygen in the packages has been purged therefrom by the non-reactive gas, and(g) irradiating the packages and the articles to sterilize the latter while the packages are essentially purged of oxygen.

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