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Universal sterilizing tool

  • US 8,252,247 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2009
  • Issued: 08/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A contoured sterilizing tool for wiping, sterilizing and conforming to surfaces of a working end-site of a medical device, the contoured sterilizing tool comprising:

  • a resilient sheet including a planar surface;

    a contoured sterilizing element transposed into the resilient sheet such that the sterilizing element projects away from the planar surface, the sterilizing element defining a cavity comprising an inner surface configured to conform and contour to and contact and to engage an outer surface of the working end-site of the medical device and a raised base portion configured to conform and contour to and contact and to engage an inner surface of the working end-site of the medical device; and

    wherein the resilient sheet and contoured sterilizing element comprise a single unitary structure formed from a material impregnated entirely with an anti-pathogenic agent.

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