Abstract: A retention nut for securing a separator element is described herein. The retention nut includes a first portion of the retention nut that includes a threaded cavity to enable coupling of the retention nut to a structural member attached to the separator element, wherein the first portion of the retention nut comprises a means for providing a positive seal between the retention nut and the separator element, and a second portion of the retention nut that includes a feature that is couplable to a retention nut tool using a mechanical force such that a torque applied to the retention nut tool is sufficiently transmitted to the retention nut to one of: tighten the retention nut onto the structural element and loosen the retention nut from the structural element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a coalescing filter assembly including a filter element with longitudinally coupled filter lobes. The filter element can include a fluid inlet, filtration media, and fluid outlets. In some embodiments, the filter element can include a hydrophobic surface, a super-hydrophobic surface, or a super-oleophobic surface. Some embodiments include a coalescing filter assembly system that includes a filter housing defining a lower sump and an upper sump, a vessel inlet and outlet, and a tube sheet with a plurality of openings positioned between the upper and lower sumps. In some embodiments, one or more coalescing filter assemblies can be coupled to risers and to the plurality of openings. In some embodiments, fluid can be filtered by the system by passing fluid from the vessel inlet, through at least one fluid inlet, filtration media, and through a plurality of fluid outlets of at least one filter element.

Abstract: An antimicrobial solution for disinfecting instruments in an automatic sterilization device, the solution comprising: a peracid reaction product formed in situ from combining a liquid acetyl donor with a solid source of peroxide, wherein the in situ reaction takes place in the sterilization device, along with a containment and delivery ampule for use in an automatic sterilization device, and methods for disinfecting a medical instrument employing the inventive antibacterial solution.