Sterilization wraps and methods for sterilizing articles

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A - Human Necessities

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A61L 2/26 (2006.01) A61B 19/02 (2006.01) A61L 2/28 (2006.01) D04H 13/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2540333

Improved sterilization wraps (30, 44) and methods for using the improved sterilization wraps (30, 44) to sterilize articles (36). The wraps (30, 44) are made of at least one panel (32, 46, 60) of sterilization material and an additional panel (34. 52, 76) which in some embodiments is made of an absorbent material (34, 52). The additional panel (76) of material may be bonded to the first panel (60) at approximately at a forty-five degree angle to the first panel (60). The article to be sterilized (36) is placed on the sterilization wrap (30, 44), is wrapped, and sterilant is applied to the wrapped article (36). The absorbent material (34, 52) provides sterility protection for the article (36) in addition to the panel (32, 46, 60) of sterilization material and also wicks moisture away from the article (36) after sterilization has taken place. A chemical visual indicator (42, 56, 88) is provided to indicate whether or not the article (36) has been exposed to adequate sterilization conditions.

L'invention concerne des enveloppes de stérilisation (30, 44) améliorées ainsi que des procédés d'utilisation de ces enveloppes de stérilisation (30, 44) pour la stérilisation d'articles (36). Les enveloppes (30, 44) sont constituées d'au moins un panneau (32, 46, 60) constitué d'une matière de stérilisation et un panneau additionnel (34. 52, 76) qui, dans certains modes de réalisations, est constitué d'une matière absorbante (34, 52). Le panneau additionnel (76) peut être collé au premier panneau (60) en formant avec ce dernier un angle d'approximativement 45 ·. L'article (36) à stériliser est placé et enfermé dans l'enveloppe de stérilisation (30, 44) et un agent stérilisant est appliqué sur ledit article (36). La matière absorbante (34, 52) constitue une protection stérile pour l'article (36), en plus du panneau (32, 46, 60) constitué d'une matière de stérilisation, tout en absorbant l'humidité de l'article (36) après la stérilisation. Un indicateur visuel chimique (42, 56, 88) indique si l'article (36) a ou n'a pas été exposé à des conditions de stérilisation adéquates.

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