Patent ID: 8641966
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61L,F26B

Abstract:
1. A method for exposing articles in a container to a liquid microbial deactivation process and for removing moisture from said container following said liquid microbial deactivation process, said method comprising steps of: placing said container in a deactivation chamber; fluidly connecting said deactivation chamber to a fluid circulation system to circulate a liquid microbial deactivation fluid through said deactivation chamber and through the inside of said container; draining said liquid microbial deactivation fluid from said deactivation chamber and from the inside of said container; circulating dry air through said container; and imparting ultrasonic vibrations to said container while said dry air is circulating through said container, wherein said ultrasonic vibrations are generated by a vibration element disposed in contact with at least one surface of said container.