EP0278623A3

Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization system

Abstract

A sterilization process wherein articles contacted with hydrogen peroxide and containing trace amounts of residual hydrogen peroxide are subjected to plasma treatment to generate an active species from the residual hydrogen peroxide which effects sterilization of the article and concurrently removes the residual hydrogen peroxide by converting it into non-toxic decomposition products.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during
EP0207417A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	X	Search report
US3383163A	Cites	United States of America	AD	Search report
US4207286A	Cites	United States of America	AD	Search report
US4366125A	Cites	United States of America	AD	Search report

40 members in 14 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
6855	United States of America	–	1987-01-27
685587	United States of America	A	1987-01-27
6855	–	–	–
US19870006855	–	–	–

Members40

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Document	Office	Kind
IE861655L	Ireland	L	1986-12-21
AU5911286A	Australia	A	1986-12-24
JPS61293465A	Japan	A	1986-12-24
EP0207417A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	1987-01-07
BR8602867A	Brazil	A	1987-02-10
KR870000076A	Republic of Korea	A	1987-02-16
US4643876A	United States of America	A	1987-02-17
ES8704737A1	Spain	A1	1987-04-16
ZA864630B	South Africa	B	1988-02-24
US4756882A	United States of America	A	1988-07-12
IE880199L	Ireland	L	1988-07-27
AU1078988A	Australia	A	1988-07-28
EP0278623A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1988-08-17
BR8800301A	Brazil	A	1988-09-06
KR880008815A	Republic of Korea	A	1988-09-13
NZ216563A	New Zealand	A	1988-10-28
IN163670B	India	B	1988-10-29
ZA88531B	South Africa	B	1989-09-27
CA1264217A	Canada	A	1990-01-09
AU592576B2	Australia	B2	1990-01-18
EP0278623A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1990-02-14
NZ223182A	New Zealand	A	1990-04-26
EP0207417B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1990-09-26
AT56881T	Austria	T	1990-10-15
ATE56881T1	Austria	T1	1990-10-15
DE3674482D1	Germany	D1	1990-10-31
JPH0262261B2	Japan	B2	1990-12-25
IN168896B	India	B	1991-07-06
AU616648B2	Australia	B2	1991-11-07
CA1299835C	Canada	C	1992-05-05
KR930003313B1	Republic of Korea	B1	1993-04-26
IE59218B1	Ireland	B1	1994-01-26
EP0278623B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1994-04-27
AT104864T	Austria	T	1994-05-15
ATE104864T1	Austria	T1	1994-05-15
DE3889235D1	Germany	D1	1994-06-01
DE3889235T2	Germany	T2	1994-10-06
ES2063029T3	Spain	T3	1995-01-01
IE62878B1	Ireland	B1	1995-03-08
KR970010057B1	Republic of Korea	B1	1997-06-20

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2008-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2008-05-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2008-04-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2008-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2008-04-16	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2008-04-01	Nl: ceased due to reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentCeasedNLV7	NLV7	EP
2008-02-29	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2008-02-20	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2008-01-31	Be: patent expiredExpiredBE20	BE20	EP
2008-01-02	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-10-15	Name/firm changedPFA	PFA	CH
2007-03-14	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-02-20	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-01-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-01-24	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-01-18	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-01-03	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2005-01-26	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2004-01-13	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
1995-04-19	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
1995-03-02	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
1995-03-02	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
1995-01-01	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
1994-07-21	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-07-21	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-07-13	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1994-06-01	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-04-27	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1994-04-27	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-03-10	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1991-08-07	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1991-07-03	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
1991-04-03	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1	EP
1990-09-12	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1990-02-14	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1989-12-28	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1988-08-17	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1988-07-02	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization system

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