Patent ID: 9173968
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A sterilization apparatus for sterilizing, using sterilizer, an object in a sterilization chamber, comprising: a direct conduit portion including a sterilizer pooling portion configured to pool sterilizer to be introduced; a first conduit extending from the direct conduit portion to the sterilization chamber and configured to pass air contained in the direct conduit portion to the sterilization chamber while leaving the sterilizer pooled in the sterilizer pooling; the sterilization chamber configured to sterilize the object using gasified sterilizer obtained by vaporizing the sterilizer pooled in the sterilizer pooling portion; a first valve attached to the first conduit between the direct conduit portion and the sterilization chamber to control passing the air contained in the direct conduit portion to the sterilization chamber; and a vacuuming device configured to vacuum the sterilization chamber, wherein the sterilization apparatus, by opening and closing the first valve before introducing the sterilizer into the sterilization chamber, sucks, through the first conduit, the air contained in the direct conduit portion into the sterilization chamber which has been vacuumed by the vacuuming device while leaving the sterilizer pooled in the sterilizer pooling portion as it is, and performs vacuuming of the sterilization chamber using the vacuuming device.