Sterilization cassette and packaging
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1. A cassette for a sterilization process, the cassette comprising:
- a body, the body having therein one or more cells containing a liquid oxidizing sterilant;
the body being packaged within an envelope; and
wherein the envelope also contains an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer absorbent of the oxidizing sterilant, the absorbent material being fire resistant.
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Abstract
A cassette for a sterilizer has one or more cells containing a sterilant. Packaging for the cassette includes and outer fluid impermeable envelope and an absorbent web wrapped around the cassette to absorb and contain any sterilant which may leak out of the cassette. The absorbent web includes a superabsorbent polymer.
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20 Claims
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1. A cassette for a sterilization process, the cassette comprising:
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a body, the body having therein one or more cells containing a liquid oxidizing sterilant; the body being packaged within an envelope; and wherein the envelope also contains an absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer absorbent of the oxidizing sterilant, the absorbent material being fire resistant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cassette for a sterilization process, the cassette comprising:
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a body, the body having therein one or more cells containing a liquid oxidizing sterilant; the body being packaged within an envelope; and wherein the envelope also contains an absorbent material contained within a web and wherein the web wraps around the body, the absorbent material comprising a superabsorbent polymer absorbent of the oxidizing sterilant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A cassette for a sterilization process, the cassette comprising:
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a body, the body having therein one or more cells containing a liquid oxidizing sterilant; the body being packaged within an envelope; wherein the envelope comprises; an at least partially transparent liquid impermeable outer sheet; and an absorbent web bonded to the liquid impermeable outer sheet, the absorbent web comprising a non-woven polymer matrix impregnated with a superabsorbent polymer, wherein the liquid impermeable outer sheet wraps around the body, and wherein the absorbent web is positioned between the body and the liquid impermeable outer sheet and adjacent to at least a portion of the body where the cells containing the sterilant are located. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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