Patent ID: 7294305

Claim:
A method for sterilizing a lumen device, said method comprising: enclosing a container in a chamber, said container comprising: an interface, wherein said interface separates said container into a first compartment and a second compartment; at least one lumen device extending across said interface, whereby said first compartment is in fluid communication with said second compartment through said lumen device; and at least one communication port in said container, wherein said at least one communication port provides fluid communication between said container and said chamber; providing a germicide in at least one of said chamber, said container, and an enclosure in fluid communication with said chamber; creating a pressure difference between said chamber and said container; creating a pressure difference between said first compartment and said second compartment; flowing germicide between said chamber and said container through said at least one communication port in said container; and flowing germicide between said first compartment and said second compartment through said lumen device.