Abstract: A portable, lightweight, easy-to-carry, reusable, durable, and environmentally-friendly assembly for sterilizing contaminated equipment using conditions of a chemical sterilant, heat, and humidity generated in situ without requiring external electricity, fuels, or other exogenous energy sources for operation. The carry assembly includes a plastic carry-case or insulated aluminum pressure vessel having an inner chamber for accepting microbiologically contaminated objects, a vessel disposed in the chamber for serving as a reaction chamber and/or boiler, a chemical combination which upon mixing generates at least minimally sufficient conditions of the sterilant, heat, and humidity to effect sterilization of the objects, and outlet valves mounted on the carry-case for controllably venting pressures above ambient air pressure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 13, 2012
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors:
Christopher Doona, Maria Curtin, Florence Feeherry, Satish Kanlikar, Kenneth Kustin, Irwin Taub, Barbara Taub, legal representative, David Baer, Albert McManus
Abstract: A portable, lightweight, easy-to-carry, reusable, durable, and environmentally-friendly assembly for sterilizing contaminated equipment using conditions of a chemical sterilant, heat, and humidity generated in situ without requiring external electricity, fuels, or other exogenous energy sources for operation. The carry assembly includes a plastic carry-case or insulated aluminum pressure vessel having an inner chamber for accepting microbiologically contaminated objects, a vessel disposed in the chamber for serving as a reaction chamber and/or boiler, a chemical combination which upon mixing generates at least minimally sufficient conditions of the sterilant, heat, and humidity to effect sterilization of the objects, and outlet valves mounted on the carry-case for controllably venting pressures above ambient air pressure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 13, 2012
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors:
Christopher Doona, Maria Curtin, Florence Feeherry, Satish Kanlikar, Kenneth Kustin, Irwin Taub, Barbara Taub, legal representative, David Baer, Albert McManus
Abstract: A portable, lightweight, easy-to-carry, reusable, durable, and environmentally-friendly assembly for sterilizing contaminated equipment using conditions of a chemical sterilant, heat, and humidity generated in situ without requiring external electricity, fuels, or other exogenous energy sources for operation. The carry assembly includes a plastic carry-case or insulated aluminum pressure vessel having an inner chamber for accepting microbiologically contaminated objects, a vessel disposed in the chamber for serving as a reaction chamber and/or boiler, a chemical combination which upon mixing generates at least minimally sufficient conditions of the sterilant, heat, and humidity to effect sterilization of the objects, and outlet valves mounted on the carry-case for controllably venting pressures above ambient air pressure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 24, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 13, 2012
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors:
Christopher Doona, Maria Curtin, Florence Feeherry, Satish Kanlikar, Kenneth Kustin, Irwin Taub, Barbara Taub, legal representative, David Baer, Albert McManus
Abstract: A tool-less chain coupling link has first and second body members releasably joined together. A first hinge pin is movably positioned within corresponding openings in the first and second body members. A first hinge pin keeper member is pivotally attached to the first body member and movably attached to the first hinge pin. A second hinge pin is movably positioned within other corresponding openings in the first and second body members. A second hinge pin keeper member is pivotally attached to the second body member and movably attached to the second hinge pin. The first and second hinge pin keeper members can be pivoted in a first direction to withdraw the first and second hinge pins, respectively, a sufficient distance to allow the first and second body members to be released from each other.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2011
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army