Patent ID: 9186429
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61L,F28D

Abstract:
1. A steam sterilizer for medical instruments, comprising: a sterilization chamber, a feeding system configured to move a sterilization fluid from a tank through a vaporization unit to said sterilization chamber, a discharge system comprising a discharge tank, said discharge system configured to move a waste fluid from said sterilization chamber to said discharge tank, and said discharge tank being configured to collect said waste fluid; a cooling apparatus for cooling said waste fluid; said cooling apparatus comprising an indirect heat exchanger integrated into said discharge tank, configured to cool said waste fluid when said waste fluid is inside said discharge tank; ducts configured to mutually bring into connection for fluid passage said tank and said discharge tank; an actuating pump configured to move said cooling fluid inside said ducts between said tank and said discharge tank; and said steam sterilizer configured to utilize a cooling liquid, the cooling liquid consisting of said sterilization fluid, for removing heat from said waste fluid by indirect conduction.