DUAL CURRENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STERILIZATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES

摘要

Sterilize a medical instrument on which biofilms are apt to form, the device is immersed in a container containing an antibiotic solution wherein all or the contaminated surfaces are forced into intimate contact with the antibiotic solution. A first current is applied to a first electrode disposed at one end of the container to establish a first current flow about the exterior of the instrument between the first electrode and a second distal electrode which is either proximate or in direct contact with an end portion of the device. A second current is passed between a third electrode which is either in electrical contact with a part of the instrument that is not immersed in the antibiotic solution, or immersed in the solution has been forced into the interior of the device, and the second electrode via a second current path which extends through the interior of the instrument.