EP 1191950 A1 20020403 - A MICROWAVE BASED DEVICE FOR STERILISATION/DISINFECTION OF SURGICAL AND DENTAL EQUIPMENT
Title (en)
A MICROWAVE BASED DEVICE FOR STERILISATION/DISINFECTION OF SURGICAL AND DENTAL EQUIPMENT
Title (de)
EINE MIKROWELLE GRÜNDETE EINHEIT FÜR STERILISATION DISINFECTION DE CHIRURGISCHEN UND ZAHMEDIZINISHER AUSRÜSTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF A MICRO-ONDES POUR LA STERILISATION ET LA DESINFECTION DU MATERIEL DENTAIRE ET CHIRURGICAL
Publication
Application
Priority
- DK 0000146 W 20000327
- DK PA199900411 A 19990325
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0057929A1] The present invention relates to an antimicrobial apparatus useful for sterilisation and/or disinfection of articles, said apparatus comprises an accessible volume being able to be confined in a manner such that it constitutes a Faraday cage, at least on microwave source directing microwaves into the accessible volume, at least one microwave field sensor for sensing the intensity of the microwave field in the accessible volume, said sensor provides input to a control unit for controlling the supply of microwaves to the accessible volume. In particular embodiments of the invention the antimicrobial apparatus further comprises a fluid tight container unit for sterilisation and/or disinfection hollow articles, and/or comprises at least one autoclave. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method of controlling the antimicrobial apparatus.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0057929A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0057929 A1 20001005; AU 3419100 A 20001016; EP 1191950 A1 20020403
DOCDB simple family (application)
DK 0000146 W 20000327; AU 3419100 A 20000327; EP 00912413 A 20000327