Patent ID: 11951218
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. The sterilization enclosure of claim 15, further comprising a process indicator that is either disposed within the interior of the sterilization enclosure or coupled to an external surface of the sterilization enclosure and in fluid communication with the interior of the sterilization enclosure, such that the process indicator is exposed to a sterilant agent disposed within the interior of the sterilization enclosure; and
wherein the process indicator includes one of a biological indicator or a chemical indicator, the process indicator configured to indicate a sterile state of the instruments disposed within the interior of the sterilization enclosure based on a desired sterile state;
wherein the biological indicator comprises a collection of living spores resistant to the sterilant agent; and
wherein the chemical indicator comprises one or more chemicals that are sensitive to the sterilant agent, temperature, and/or pressure.