Process of cooling surgical device battery before or during high temperature sterilization

摘要

A dual-mode autoclave for sterilizing a battery is disclosed including a controller and an environmental system in operative communication with the controller and configured sterilize a battery contained within the dual-mode autoclave in response to a command from the controller. The environmental system configured to reduce a temperature of the battery to a first, pre-cooled temperature during a first operational phase and configured to increase the temperature of the battery to a second, autoclaving temperature during a second operational phase.

主权项

1. A sterilization system, comprising:
a battery including an active cooling system; and an autoclave including a coolant supply system, the coolant supply system configured to operatively couple to the active cooling system of the battery when the battery is disposed within the autoclave, the active cooling system configured to maintain the battery at a reduced temperature during a heat autoclaving cycle.