METHOD OF STERILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS DEVICES USING HEAT TREATMENT UNDER DRY, SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS AND LOW MOISTURE CONDITIONS - Patent 0675740

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EP 0 675 740 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	11.10.1995 Bulletin 1995/41

(21)	Application number: 94930191.0

(22)	Date of filing: 19.10.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61L 2/ 04^{( . )}

A61L 2/ 06^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP1994/003437

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1995/011706 (04.05.1995 Gazette 1995/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

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Priority:

26.10.1993 US 19930178723

(71)	Applicant: AO-FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT DAVOS
	CH-7270 Davos-Platz (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	GOGOLEWSKI, Sylwester CH-7492 Alvaneu-Dorf (CH) PERREN, Stephan, M. CH-7260 Davos (CH)

(74)	Representative: Lusuardi, Werther Giovanni, Dr.
	Dr. Lusuardi AG, Kreuzbühlstrasse 8 CH-8008 Zürich CH-8008 Zürich (CH)

(54)	METHOD OF STERILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS DEVICES USING HEAT TREATMENT UNDER DRY, SUBSTANTIALLY OXYGEN-FREE INERT GAS AND LOW MOISTURE CONDITIONS