Abstract: A vaporizer heating apparatus is comprised of electromagnetically responsive material and electrically non-conductive material. A antimicrobial fluid to be vaporized, such as water or hydrogen peroxide solution, is supplied to the heating apparatus where it is converted to a vapor. In one embodiment of the present invention, electromagnetically responsive material particulate is embedded into the electrically non-conductive material. In another embodiment of the present invention, a microwave generator is used to produce heat.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 1, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 14, 2005
Assignee:
STERIS Inc.
Inventors:
Michael A. Centanni, Aaron L. Hill, Francis J. Zelina