Patent ID: 9561297
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61L

Claim:
1. A method for sterilizing sterilization items in an evacuable sterilization chamber, characterized by the following method steps: a) introducing at least one sterilization item and at least one packing into the evacuable sterilization chamber, characterized in that the packing is a flexible sealed gas-containing, gas-impermeable hollow body, b) hermetically sealing the sterilization chamber, c) evacuating the sterilization chamber and thereby lowering the pressure, d) introducing a sterilization medium into the sterilization chamber and thereby raising the pressure, e) repeating steps c) through d) at least once, f) leaving the sterilization medium in the sterilization chamber for a predetermined period of time to achieve a predetermined level of disinfection, g) evacuating the sterilization chamber, h) flooding the sterilization chamber with a sterile gas, i) repeating steps g) through h) as needed to remove the sterilization medium from the sterilization chamber and the sterilization item, j) opening the sterilization chamber, k) removing the sterilization item and the packing from the sterilization chamber.