Apparatus for sterilizing surgical batteries

• US 20140030145A1
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Phillip Bohnhoff
• Original Assignee: Phillip Bohnhoff
• Inventors: Bohnhoff, Phillip
• Granted Patent: US 9,314,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/22
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/07 Steam
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/26 Accessories or devices or components used for biocidal treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/21 Pharmaceuticals, e.g. medicaments, artificial body parts

Abstract

The invention is an apparatus for sterilizing surgical batteries.

Claims

1. A medical battery sterilization tray, comprising:

an air-permeable base with four air-permeable sides comprised of corrosive resistant material;

a plurality of battery locks secured to the base; and

an air-permeable lid.

2. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the air-permeable sides have 2 handles.

3. The apparatus in claim 2, wherein the handles lock on the lid.

4. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the tray is comprised of a stainless steel alloy.

5. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the tray is comprised of a high density polymer.

6. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the battery locks are secured to the base via couplers.

7. The apparatus in claim 6, wherein the couplers are bolts.

8. The apparatus in claim 6, wherein the couplers are rivets.

9. The apparatus in claim 6, wherein the couplers are pins.

10. The apparatus in claim 6, wherein the couplers are zip ties.

11. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein the battery locks are molded and welded to the air permeable base.

12. A method of sterilizing medical batteries, comprising:

affixing a plurality of medical batteries in a plurality of battery locks;

protecting the plurality of sterilized batteries by enveloping them with a vacuum sealed wrap;

exposing the medical batteries to a sterilizer;

ending the act of exposing to have a plurality of sterilized batteries.

13. The method in claim 12, wherein the sterilizer is a low temperature gas plasma sterilizer.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the low temperature gas plasma sterilizer is a Sterrad sterilizer.

15. The method in claim 12, wherein the wrap is a medical-grade wrap.

16. The method in claim 12, wherein the battery tray is placed in a medical-grade container.