Patent ID: 6058247
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B01D,H05B

Abstract:
An unplumbed sterilizer having a sterilizing chamber for receiving a load to be sterilized and a quantity of sterilizing liquid, the unplumbed sterilizer comprising:a heating surface on the sterilizing chamber;a heater operatively connected to the sterilizing chamber, the heater havinga thermally conductive heater body having a mounting surface conforming to and mounted adjacent the heating surface on the sterilizing chamber;an electrical heating element disposed within the heater body;a flexible, thermally conductive, heat transfer plate mounted between the heater body and the sterilizing chamber, the heat transfer plate havinga first surface in intimate contact with substantially all of the mounting surface of the heater body, anda second surface in intimate contact with substantially all of the heating surface of the sterilizing chamber; andonly a single fastener mechanically connecting the heater body and heat transfer plate to the sterilizing chamber.