DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR STERILIZING OBJECTS

摘要

A system for sterilizing an object comprising a hollow cassette for containing t he object, a sealable opening in the cassette for ingress and egress of the object, sealing means for forming a fluid-tight se al around the opening, input and output ports in the cassette for receiving and exhausting a sterilizing fluid and a sealing check va lve in the input and output ports for providing a fluid-tight seal when no connections are made to the input and output ports such that when the object is sterilized within the cassette, the cassette will maintain a sterilized atmosphere for the object unti l the cassette is opened to allow use of the object.