Container for microwave treatment of surgical instrument with arcing prevention
First Claim
1. A container for preventing arcing of a metal object placed therein and subjected to microwave radiation, said container comprising:
- a first surface having an exterior surface and a support surface;
a second surface having an exterior surface and an inner surface facing said first surface, said second surface attached to said first surface wherein said support surface and said inner surface defining a volume of space into which said metal object is placed;
said inner surface comprises a microwave-to-heat transducer that comprises a first susceptor material and a microwave absorbing material positioned between said first susceptor material and said volume of space, wherein said microwave-to-heat transducer absorbs microwave radiation impinging on said exterior surface of said second surface and converts said absorbed microwave radiation to radiant energy, said microwave-to-heat transducer also prevents substantially all of said microwave radiation impinging on said exterior surface of said second surface from entering said volume of space.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a container for preventing arcing of a metal object placed therein and subjected to microwave radiation. The surgical instrument container has a first surface having an exterior surface and a support surface and a second surface attached to the bottom having an exterior surface and an inner surface facing the first surface. The support surface and the inner surface define a volume of space into which the surgical instrument is placed therein. The inner surface has a microwave-to-heat transducer that absorbs microwave radiation impinging on the exterior surface of the second surface and converts the absorbed microwave radiation to radiant energy. The microwave-to-heat transducer also prevents substantially all of the microwave radiation impinging on the exterior surface of the second surface from entering the volume of space.
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43 Claims
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1. A container for preventing arcing of a metal object placed therein and subjected to microwave radiation, said container comprising:
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a first surface having an exterior surface and a support surface; a second surface having an exterior surface and an inner surface facing said first surface, said second surface attached to said first surface wherein said support surface and said inner surface defining a volume of space into which said metal object is placed; said inner surface comprises a microwave-to-heat transducer that comprises a first susceptor material and a microwave absorbing material positioned between said first susceptor material and said volume of space, wherein said microwave-to-heat transducer absorbs microwave radiation impinging on said exterior surface of said second surface and converts said absorbed microwave radiation to radiant energy, said microwave-to-heat transducer also prevents substantially all of said microwave radiation impinging on said exterior surface of said second surface from entering said volume of space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A surgical instrument bag for preventing arcing of a metallic surgical instrument placed therein and subjected to microwave radiation, said bag comprising:
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a continuous surface having an inner surface defining a volume of space into which said surgical instrument is placed therein; said inner surface comprises a microwave-to-heat transducer that comprises a first susceptor and a microwave absorbing material, wherein said microwave-to-heat transducer absorbs microwave radiation impinging on said continuous surface and converts said absorbed microwave radiation to radiant energy, said microwave-to-heat transducer also prevents substantially all of said microwave radiation impinging on said continuous surface from entering said volume of space. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A surgical instrument cassette for preventing arcing of a metallic surgical instrument placed therein and subjected to microwave radiation, said cassette comprising:
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a first surface; a second surface attached to said first surface by a hinge, wherein said second surface pivots about said hinge from an open position to a closed position so that said first and second surfaces enclose a volume of space that contains said metallic surgical instrument; said second surface comprises a microwave-to-heat transducer that comprises a first susceptor and a microwave absorbing material positioned between said first susceptor and said volume of space, wherein said microwave-to-heat transducer absorbs microwave radiation impinging on said second surface and converts said absorbed microwave radiation to radiant energy, said microwave-to-heat transducer also prevents substantially all of said microwave radiation impinging on said second surface from entering said volume of space. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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