Patent ID: 11944714
Assignee: MEDIVATORS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A terminal package for use in a decontaminating system, the terminal package comprising:
a container dimensioned to receive a device, wherein the container defines a device receiving area;
a fluid inlet defined in the container to deliver a sterilant fluid to the device receiving area;
an accumulator apparatus connected to the container, wherein the accumulator apparatus is configured to switch between trapping sterilant fluid delivered into the device receiving area and delivering sterilant fluid to the device receiving area based on pressure changes in the device receiving area and includes an accumulator reservoir having an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the device receiving area, the reservoir being in fluid communication with the device receiving area; and
a first one-way valve configured to allow flow into the accumulator reservoir from the device receiving area through the inlet, but prevent flow from the accumulator reservoir into the device receiving area through the inlet.