Patents by Inventor David Cristol

David Cristol has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of sterilization
    Publication number: 20050013729
    Abstract: This invention provides a process of sterilizing a medical device, and preferably the contents of a sealed container which comprises said medical device, comprising the step of exposing said medical device to ultraviolet radiation whereby the Dvalue of Bacillus stearothermophilus (ATCC 7953) is at least 3.9 mJ/cm2 ultraviolet radiation in the range of 240-280 nm to the spore. Further, this invention provides a process of sterilizing a medical device comprising the step of subjecting said medical device to ultraviolet radiation wherein the minimum total energy density of said ultraviolet radiation in the range of 240-280 nm which reaches the microorganisms present on said medical device is at least 18 mJ/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Susan Brown-Skrobot, Stephen Beaton, Eric Bussey, James Ebel, Gregory Hill, James Peck, John Heaton, David Cristol, Timothy Newton, John Enns