Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1983-02-16
1986-09-30
Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604 28, 604250, 604411, 422 21, 141329, A61F 712
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
A microwave sterilizer for sterilizing a connector or coupling that interconnects a first conduit from a source of liquid to be infused into a living body to a second conduit implanted in the body. The apparatus of the invention comprises a housing having first and second members forming a guided wave structure adapted to be removably closed around the coupling or connector and further including first and second clamping means. The clamping means are adapted to clamp respective conduits and are operable to isolate a charge of the liquid within the connector. A microwave source is used to generate energy which in turn is coupled to the guided wave structure to cause heating of the liquid charge to a temperature level to cause sterilization so as to destroy substantially all form of bacteria therein. After a predetermined heating sequence, the apparatus is released and the bag side clamping means is first released so as to pass the sterilized charge of liquid into the source or bag.
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Bielawa Robert J.
Bousquet Gerald G.
Carr Kenneth L.
Regan James F.
Kartchner Gene B.
M/A - Com, Inc.
Rosenbaum C. Fred
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