Patents by Inventor Edward Kitaura

Edward Kitaura 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).

  • Cassette for vacuum and steam sterilization apparatus
    Patent number: 8795603
    Abstract: A cassette for steam sterilizing of instruments comprises a lid and a tray, the tray having an inlet and an outlet for the cassette for communication with a sterilization apparatus, and the lid having a seal configured to interface with the tray to maintain either pressure or vacuum conditions for an interior of the cassette. The seal is configured to allow the lid to move between a vacuum position and a pressurized position without exposing the cassette interior to an outside environment. The inlet and outlets have two sets of valves and seals that ensure that the cassette interior remains sterile after the sterilization process is complete and during cassette storage. One set of valves also allows access to the cassette interior for the steam sterilization cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: SciCan, a division of Lux and Zwingenberger Ltd.
    Inventors: Eduardo C. Ghelman, Neil McPhail, Adam Szczurowski, Xiang Dong Yin, Edward Kitaura
  • Cassette for Vacuum and Steam Sterilization Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110262301
    Abstract: A cassette for steam sterilizing of instruments comprises a lid and a tray, the tray having an inlet and an outlet for the cassette for communication with a sterilization apparatus, and the lid having a seal configured to interface with the tray to maintain either pressure or vacuum conditions for an interior of the cassette. The seal is configured to allow the lid to move between a vacuum position and a pressurized position without exposing the cassette interior to an outside environment. The inlet and outlets have two sets of valves and seals that ensure that the cassette interior remains sterile after the sterilization process is complete and during cassette storage. One set of valves also allows access to the cassette interior for the steam sterilization cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: SCICAN, A DIVISION OF LUX AND ZWINGENBERGER LTD.
    Inventors: Eduardo C. Ghelman, Neil McPhail, Adam Szczurowski, Xiang Dong Yin, Edward Kitaura