Patent AU-2013205738-A1 (AU)
Title: Steam sterilizer
Inventor: BACIK MICHAEL A
IPC: A61L2/00
Filed: 2013-04-08
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2014/028063 A1 20 February 2014 (20.02.2014) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61L 2/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/US2013/035582 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 8 April 2013 (08.04.2013) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, (26) Publication Language: English RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (30) Priority Data: ZM, ZW. 61/684,355 17 August 2012 (17.08.2012) US 13/798,806 13 March 2013 (13.03.2013) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, [US/US]; 5960 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060-1834 UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventors: BACIK, Michael, A.; 7800 Ruhl Road, Fair- EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, view, PA 16415 (US). BUCZYNSKI, Peter, J.; 119 Olin MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, S, SI, SK, SM, Ave., Girard, PA 16417 (US). ZELINA, Francis, J.; 707 ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Culbertson Dr., Lake City, PA 16423 (US). ROBERTSON, Jeffrey, C.; 85 Echo Street, Rochester, Published: NY 14609 (US). with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agents: KUSNER, Mark et al.; Kusner & Jaffe, Paragon Center II, 6150 Parkland Boulevard, Suite 105, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (US). (54) Title: STEAM STERILIZER 2 8210 12 282 2 164 14 10 228 - 216 222 2 88 22 214 222 164 1222 212 82 160 152F2.2 84 64 162 10 (57) Abstract: A sterilizer having a cassette for holding metal instruments or medical devices. The cassette includes a metallic con tainer that defines a sterilization chamber. The container has at least one outer surface. A plurality of spaced-apart, elongated rails extend along the at least one outer surface of the container. Each of the rails includes a free, longitudinal edge wherein the edges of f4 the rails lie in a first plane. An insulating shell encases the metallic container and the plurality of rails. An outer surface of the insu lating shell lies in the first plane. A receiving unit includes a housing having an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface engages the edges of the rails and the outer surface of the insulating shell when the cassette is disposed within the inner housing. A plurality of spaced-apart elongated ribs extends along the outer surface of the housing.