Patents by Inventor Jean-François BIRON

Jean-François BIRON 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 for validating a sterilization process comprising two successive contaminations
    Patent number: 11511011
    Abstract: A method for validating a method for sterilizing an item, making it possible to validate the sterility assurance level achieved with this sterilization method. The method includes carrying out a first step of contaminating a container receiving the item with more than 105 living microorganism cells, then carrying out a first sterilization cycle with the chosen method, then opening the container in order to contaminate it again with more than 105 living microorganism cells, then carrying out a second sterilization cycle with the same method, and finally checking the sterility of the container after the first sterilization cycle and after the second sterilization cycle. The method is applicable in particular for products and devices intended for health use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Jean-François Biron
  • METHOD FOR VALIDATING A STERILISATION PROCESS COMPRISING TWO SUCCESSIVE CONTAMINATIONS
    Publication number: 20190343975
    Abstract: A method for validating a method for sterilizing an item, making it possible to validate the sterility assurance level achieved with this sterilization method. The method includes carrying out a first step of contaminating a container receiving the item with more than 105 living microorganism cells, then carrying out a first sterilization cycle with the chosen method, then opening the container in order to contaminate it again with more than 105 living microorganism cells, then carrying out a second sterilization cycle with the same method, and finally checking the sterility of the container after the first sterilization cycle and after the second sterilization cycle. The method is applicable in particular for products and devices intended for health use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Jean-François BIRON