EP1570864A3

Sterilizer cassette handling system with dual visual code reading

Abstract

A method for tracking sterilant cassettes within a sterilizer involves reading for the presence of a cassette within a cassette processing area of the sterilizer by reading a first visual code on the cassette with a scanner and with the same scanner reading for the presence of a second visual code in a spent cassette collection box. Upon successfully reading the second visual code it is thus known that the spent cassette collection box is present and has capacity to receive the cassette.

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EP0615285A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	18
EP0882457A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,12
EP1121942A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1,12
GB2289040A	Cites	United Kingdom	A	Search report	18-26
US5939033A	Cites	United States of America	XA	Search report	1-3,6-8
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 526 (M - 897) 22 November 1989 (1989-11-22)	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

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793050	United States of America	–	2004-03-04
79305004	United States of America	A	2004-03-04
79305004	United States of America	A	2004-03-04
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US20040793050	–	–	–

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EP1570864A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-09-07
US2005194441A1	United States of America	A1	2005-09-08
JP2005270650A	Japan	A	2005-10-06
EP1570864A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2005-12-21
US2006131423A1	United States of America	A1	2006-06-22
US7309014B2	United States of America	B2	2007-12-18
EP1570864B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-02-17
DE602005019341D1	Germany	D1	2010-04-01
ES2339463T3	Spain	T3	2010-05-20
JP4489615B2	Japan	B2	2010-06-23

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Sterilizer cassette handling system with dual visual code reading

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